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Monthly climate in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1788 mm (70.4 inches) and receives 286 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3523 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua §

The warmest months in Santo Domingo are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 320 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Average high 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua §

Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 27 rainy days and 255 mm (10.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are February, March and April. On average, 59 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61 (2.4) 60 (2.3) 57 (2.3) 60 (2.4) 263 (10.4) 239 (9.4) 170 (6.7) 190 (7.5) 196 (7.7) 262 (10.3) 147 (5.8) 84 (3.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 19 19 15 25 29 30 29 28 28 24 23

Monthly sunshine hours in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua §

The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are March, April and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248 288 323 322 296 283 294 289 291 282 296 307
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 28m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 40m 12h 49m 12h 44m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 32m 11h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua §

Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, 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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santo Domingo, Chontales, Nicaragua.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 11 10