Dominican Republic Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
Dominican Republic Climatic Classifications
| Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aw | Tropical wet and dry or savanna | Tropical | 15 | Azua Baoruco Barahona Dajabón Distrito Nacional Independencia La Estrelleta La Romana Monte Cristi Pedernales Peravia San Cristóbal San Juan San Pedro de Macorís Santo Domingo |
| Af | Tropical rainforest | Tropical | 14 | Duarte El Seibo Espaillat Hato Major Hermanas Mirabal La Vega María Trinidad Sánchez Monseñor Nouel Monte Plata Puerto Plata Samaná Sánchez Ramírez Santiago Valverde |
| Cfb | Marine west coast, warm summer | Temperate | 2 | San José de Ocoa Santiago Rodríguez |
| Am | Tropical monsoon | Tropical | 1 | La Altagracia |
Summary: Most regions (15) in Dominican Republic lie in the Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate zone (Köppen: Aw). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 27.4°C (81.32°F) in La Romana to a low of 23.37°C (74.07°F) in San Juan.
Climate Dominican Republic: Weather By Month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.65(83.57) | 29.86(85.75) | 29.65(85.37) | 31.14(88.05) | 31.65(88.97) | 33.08(91.54) | 33.45(92.21) | 33.94(93.09) | 33.05(91.49) | 31.96(89.53) | 29.51(85.12) | 28.63(83.53) | 33.94(93.09) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.14(80.85) | 27.65(81.77) | 27.81(82.06) | 28.74(83.73) | 29.14(84.45) | 29.99(85.98) | 30.24(86.43) | 30.55(86.99) | 30.3(86.54) | 29.67(85.41) | 28.18(82.72) | 27.38(81.28) | 28.9(84.02) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.99(75.18) | 24.41(75.94) | 24.77(76.59) | 25.89(78.6) | 26.59(79.86) | 27.48(81.46) | 27.65(81.77) | 27.82(82.08) | 27.56(81.61) | 26.9(80.42) | 25.43(77.77) | 24.36(75.85) | 26.07(78.93) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.37(66.87) | 19.51(67.12) | 19.72(67.5) | 20.8(69.44) | 21.73(71.11) | 22.5(72.5) | 22.64(72.75) | 22.86(73.15) | 22.68(72.82) | 22.24(72.03) | 21.15(70.07) | 19.98(67.96) | 21.27(70.29) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.97(58.95) | 15.44(59.79) | 15.75(60.35) | 16.88(62.38) | 17.76(63.97) | 18.14(64.65) | 18.02(64.44) | 18.28(64.9) | 18.1(64.58) | 17.68(63.82) | 16.59(61.86) | 15.33(59.59) | 14.97(58.95) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.17(1.03) | 26.53(1.04) | 42.66(1.68) | 50.77(2.0) | 87.33(3.44) | 54.63(2.15) | 72.8(2.87) | 81.61(3.21) | 93.56(3.68) | 84.66(3.33) | 69.13(2.72) | 31.68(1.25) | 60.13(2.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.67 | 7.06 | 8.94 | 12.23 | 16.66 | 12.17 | 14.7 | 15.07 | 17.67 | 16.78 | 13.61 | 8.3 | 12.49 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79.15 | 77.47 | 75.82 | 76.17 | 77.94 | 77.3 | 77.11 | 77.32 | 78.35 | 79.05 | 80.54 | 79.75 | 78.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 10.44 | 10.71 | 10.69 | 10.92 | 11.01 | 11.33 | 11.0 | 11.09 | 10.95 | 10.94 | 10.26 | 10.32 | 10.8 |
Dominican Republic Climate Graph
Dominican Republic’s Cities by Temperature
Dominican Republic’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
| La Romana | 27.4°C | 81.32°F | |
| San Pedro de Macorís | 27.3°C | 81.14°F | |
| Hato Major | 27.3°C | 81.14°F | |
| Santiago Rodríguez | 27.24°C | 81.03°F | |
| Valverde | 27.24°C | 81.03°F | |
| La Altagracia | 27.2°C | 80.96°F | |
| El Seibo | 27.2°C | 80.96°F | |
| Monte Plata | 26.61°C | 79.9°F | |
| Pedernales | 26.59°C | 79.86°F | |
| Independencia | 26.59°C | 79.86°F | |
| Barahona | 26.59°C | 79.86°F | |
| San Cristóbal | 26.55°C | 79.79°F | |
| Santo Domingo | 26.55°C | 79.79°F | |
| Distrito Nacional | 26.55°C | 79.79°F | |
| La Estrelleta | 26.52°C | 79.74°F | |
| Samaná | 26.52°C | 79.74°F | |
| Puerto Plata | 26.45°C | 79.61°F | |
| Monte Cristi | 26.37°C | 79.47°F | |
| Dajabón | 26.37°C | 79.47°F | |
| Espaillat | 26.24°C | 79.23°F | |
| Peravia | 25.96°C | 78.73°F | |
| Sánchez Ramírez | 25.54°C | 77.97°F | |
| Duarte | 25.54°C | 77.97°F | |
| Santiago | 25.47°C | 77.85°F | |
| Hermanas Mirabal | 25.46°C | 77.83°F | |
| María Trinidad Sánchez | 25.46°C | 77.83°F | |
| Azua | 25.4°C | 77.72°F | |
| San José de Ocoa | 25.4°C | 77.72°F | |
| La Vega | 24.19°C | 75.54°F | |
| Monseñor Nouel | 23.77°C | 74.79°F | |
| Baoruco | 23.37°C | 74.07°F | |
| San Juan | 23.37°C | 74.07°F |
States/Regions
- Azua
- Baoruco
- Barahona
- Dajabón
- Distrito Nacional
- Duarte
- El Seibo
- Espaillat
- Hato Major
- Hermanas Mirabal
- Independencia
- La Altagracia
- La Estrelleta
- La Romana
- La Vega
- María Trinidad Sánchez
- Monseñor Nouel
- Monte Cristi
- Monte Plata
- Pedernales
- Peravia
- Puerto Plata
- Samaná
- San Cristóbal
- San José de Ocoa
- San Juan
- San Pedro de Macorís
- Sánchez Ramírez
- Santiago
- Santiago Rodríguez
- Santo Domingo
- Valverde
Popular places in Dominican Republic
- El Pozo del Naranjo Azua
- Batey Atilano Numero Uno San Pedro de Macorís
- Colorado Sánchez Ramírez
- Canada del Agua Barahona
- Batey La Grua San Pedro de Macorís
- Guananico Puerto Plata
- La Cueva La Estrelleta
- Burende La Vega
- Los Espinos Duarte
- Guanamonton Peravia
- Las Garzas Duarte
- El Bueyero Samaná
- El Dajao Santiago Rodríguez
- El Camaron San José de Ocoa
- Honduras Samaná
- Santa Barbara De Samana Samaná
- Boma Santiago
- Quisqueya San Pedro de Macorís
- La Luisa La Romana
- Agua Fria Hermanas Mirabal
- Buen Gusto Dajabón
- Baitoal San Juan
- Bienvenido Distrito Nacional
- El Cajuil Azua
- Batey Arroyo Lucas El Seibo
- Higos Claros Puerto Plata
- Batey Cerro Gordo Monte Cristi
- Batey Iguamo San Pedro de Macorís
- El Soco San Pedro de Macorís
- El Caimito Santiago Rodríguez
- Dona Isabel Monte Plata
- Batey Lajas Hato Major
- La Baria Peravia
- Abra Grande Samaná
- El Pinar Azua
- Batey Amina Valverde
- Hoja Ancha Monseñor Nouel
- El Callejon Samaná
- Roblegar Peravia
- El Hoyo del Cacao Samaná
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