Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (20 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 373 mm (14.7 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3631 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Domingo are May, June and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 15 °C (54 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 178 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 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) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Average low | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 6°C (43°F) |
Mean minimum | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -2°C (29°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (27°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 5°C (42°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -7°C (20°F) |
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Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in June, July and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 68 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are February, March and April. On average, 7 mm (0.3 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) | 12 (0.5) | 8 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 31 (1.2) | 59 (2.3) | 66 (2.6) | 41 (1.6) | 80 (3.2) | 36 (1.4) | 10 (0.4) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are May, June and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224 | 264 | 311 | 325 | 347 | 338 | 337 | 338 | 298 | 293 | 275 | 276 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 52m | 11h 22m | 12h 1m | 12h 42m | 13h 15m | 13h 32m | 13h 23m | 12h 53m | 12h 14m | 11h 34m | 10h 59m | 10h 42m |
Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. 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) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |