Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 851 mm (33.5 inches) and receives 168 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3939 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Domingo are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santo Domingo experiences 327 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 | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santo Domingo, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico with other places around the world.
Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 20 rainy days and 123 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are January, February and December. On average, 24 mm (0.9 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) | 19 (0.8) | 26 (1.0) | 53 (2.1) | 55 (2.1) | 67 (2.6) | 61 (2.4) | 90 (3.5) | 94 (3.7) | 167 (6.6) | 107 (4.2) | 87 (3.4) | 25 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 261 | 307 | 347 | 350 | 361 | 348 | 358 | 352 | 316 | 316 | 299 | 319 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 10m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 58m | 13h 10m | 13h 4m | 12h 41m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 16m | 11h 3m |
Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, 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 9. 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) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |