Climate · Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Hot all year, wet from May to October and drier from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years18.5°N20 m above the sea
  1. Jan85°29°69°21°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb85°29°69°21°Rain on about four days a week.
  3. Mar87°31°69°21°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr87°31°71°22°Rain on about four days a week.
  5. May88°31°73°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  6. Jun89°32°74°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  7. Jul90°32°74°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  8. Aug90°32°75°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  9. Sep90°32°74°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct88°31°74°23°Rain on about six days a week.
  11. Nov87°31°72°22°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec85°29°70°21°Rain on about three days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

Highs hardly move, between 85°F and 90°F all year, with nights near 72°F. The rain comes from May to October, on about six days a week. December to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.Highs hardly move, between 29°C and 32°C all year, with nights near 22°C. The rain comes from May to October, on about six days a week. December to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.

Where Santo Domingo sits

America/Santo Domingo

this place
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Latitude
18.5°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Río San Juan132 km north

The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Santo Domingo, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 85°F in December and January to 90°F in July and August.Highs from 29°C in December and January to 32°C in July and August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in June and July (84% of days), driest in March (47%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in January (27% cover), cloudiest in October (69%).

Daylight

From 11h 02m in December to 13h 13m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Santo Domingo, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonAt its best
69°21°85°29°
3 days27%11h 09m
FebruaryDry seasonAt its best
69°21°85°29°
4 days28%11h 31m
MarchDry seasonAt its best
69°21°87°31°
3 days28%12h 01m
April
71°22°87°31°
4 days36%12h 33m
MayRainy season
73°23°88°31°
6 days60%13h 00m
JuneRainy season
74°23°89°32°
6 days69%13h 13m
JulyRainy season
74°23°90°32°
6 days64%13h 07m
AugustRainy season
75°24°90°32°
6 days65%12h 44m
SeptemberRainy season
74°23°90°32°
6 days68%12h 12m
OctoberRainy season
74°23°88°31°
6 days69%11h 40m
November
72°22°87°31°
5 days55%11h 14m
DecemberDry seasonAt its best
70°21°85°29°
3 days36%11h 02m

When is the best time to visit Santo Domingo?


The best months are December to March: highs near 86°F, nights near 69°F, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are December to March: highs near 30°C, nights near 21°C, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Santo Domingo?

July and August, with highs near 90°F and lows near 75°F. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 85°F.July and August, with highs near 32°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest are December and January, with highs near 29°C.

When does it rain most in Santo Domingo?

June and July, with rain on about six days a week. March is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Santo Domingo?

From about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Santo Domingo?

January, when cloud covers about 27% of the sky on average. October is the cloudiest, at about 69%.

Places with a year like Santo Domingo's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Santo Domingo's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Santo Domingo's summer.

Elsewhere in Dominican Republic

All of Dominican Republic

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Santo Domingo. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.