Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2824 mm (111.2 inches) and receives 288 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3447 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 14 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Domingo are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 20 °C (67 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 52 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Mean minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santo Domingo, Chiapas, Mexico with other places around the world.
Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 30 rainy days and 450 mm (17.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are January, February and December. On average, 42 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) | 34 (1.3) | 77 (3.0) | 131 (5.1) | 395 (15.6) | 481 (18.9) | 272 (10.7) | 434 (17.1) | 436 (17.2) | 360 (14.2) | 114 (4.5) | 52 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 253 | 286 | 322 | 311 | 296 | 250 | 299 | 289 | 265 | 260 | 295 | 315 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 20m | 11h 38m | 12h 3m | 12h 28m | 12h 48m | 12h 59m | 12h 53m | 12h 35m | 12h 11m | 11h 46m | 11h 25m | 11h 14m |
Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Santo Domingo UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |