Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santo Domingo features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 13 °C (56 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 20 °C (69 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2347 mm (92.4 inches) and receives 294 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santo Domingo enjoys an average of 3614 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 36 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Santo Domingo are May, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 13 to 13 °C (56 - 56 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 12 °C (54 - 55 °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 | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Average high | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (54°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Average low | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Santo Domingo, Mérida, Venezuela with other places around the world.
Santo Domingo usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 26 rainy days and 293 mm (11.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santo Domingo are January, July and August. On average, 130 mm (5.1 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) | 116 (4.5) | 181 (7.1) | 304 (12.0) | 316 (12.4) | 259 (10.2) | 181 (7.1) | 142 (5.6) | 134 (5.3) | 150 (5.9) | 215 (8.5) | 203 (8.0) | 149 (5.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 18 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 |
The sunniest months in Santo Domingo are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santo Domingo: January, April and May receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 265 | 303 | 316 | 282 | 278 | 285 | 323 | 329 | 315 | 291 | 293 | 327 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 39m | 11h 50m | 12h 4m | 12h 18m | 12h 31m | 12h 37m | 12h 33m | 12h 22m | 12h 8m | 11h 54m | 11h 42m | 11h 36m |
Santo Domingo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December 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) | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |