Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 16 °C (62 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (79 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 3457 mm (136.1 inches) and receives 251 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3394 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 49 minutes to 12 hours 23 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Domingo are April, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 16 °C (62 - 62 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, June and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 16 °C (61 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 0 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 | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average high | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Average low | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (49°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santo Domingo, Piura, Peru with other places around the world.
Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 29 rainy days and 595 mm (23.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are July, August and September. On average, 33 mm (1.3 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) | 361 (14.2) | 557 (21.9) | 772 (30.4) | 456 (18.0) | 228 (9.0) | 67 (2.6) | 29 (1.1) | 19 (0.7) | 51 (2.0) | 238 (9.4) | 257 (10.1) | 423 (16.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 28 |
The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are July, August and September, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, February and March receive an average of 7 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229 | 250 | 237 | 263 | 307 | 309 | 332 | 330 | 312 | 289 | 260 | 271 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 21m | 12h 14m | 12h 6m | 11h 58m | 11h 52m | 11h 49m | 11h 51m | 11h 56m | 12h 3m | 12h 12m | 12h 19m | 12h 23m |
Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 17 - 18, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and August are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 14. 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) | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |