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Monthly climate in Santo Domingo, Nicaragua

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum29°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 maximum28°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 high26°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 mean23°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 low20°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 minimum17°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)
Minimum16°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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)171919152529302928282423

Monthly sunshine hours in Santo Domingo, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours248288323322296283294289291282296307
Mean daily daylight hours11h 28m11h 43m12h 3m12h 23m12h 40m12h 49m12h 44m12h 29m12h 10m11h 49m11h 32m11h 24m

Solar UV radiation in Santo Domingo, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)111314141414141313131110