The climate in the Dominican Republic
Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesAll climate diagrams on this page come from the collected data of 7 weather stations.
All data correspond to the average monthly values of the last 20 years.
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Climate zone: tropics
High humidity and hot temperatures make the weather in the Dominican Republic pleasant at times but also tropical humid. It is warm to hot all year round, inviting bathing at average water temperatures of 28 degrees. The warmest and at the same time rainiest region is Enriquillo. The coldest is Yuma. Due to less rain, the best time for traveling is from January to March. Most precipitation falls from May to November.
High humidity and hot temperatures make the weather in the Dominican Republic pleasant at times but also tropical humid. It is warm to hot all year round, inviting bathing at average water temperatures of 28 degrees. The warmest and at the same time rainiest region is Enriquillo. The coldest is Yuma. Due to less rain, the best time for traveling is from January to March. Most precipitation falls from May to November.
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Precipitation in mm/day

Water temperature

Relative humidity in %

Absolute humidity in g/m³

Regions in the Dominican Republic
All figures per year. For detailed climate data click on the name of the region.Region | Temperature max Ø day | Temperature min Ø night | Sunshine hours | Rainy days | Precipitation | Humidity |
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Cibao | 31.9 °C | 22.4 °C | 2,774 h | 113 | 1,486 l | 83.0 % |
El Valle | 31.3 °C | 23.1 °C | 2,774 h | 130 | 1,274 l | 83.0 % |
Enriquillo | 33.6 °C | 21.1 °C | 112 | 1,146 l | ||
Higuamo | 31.4 °C | 23.4 °C | 2,774 h | 132 | 1,442 l | 83.0 % |
Ozama | 31.3 °C | 23.4 °C | 2,774 h | 125 | 1,416 l | 83.0 % |
Valdesia | 31.9 °C | 22.9 °C | 2,555 h | 124 | 1,372 l | 83.0 % |
Yuma | 30.3 °C | 23.4 °C | 3,030 h | 142 | 1,139 l | 82.0 % |
Temperature records of the last 62 years
The hottest temperature measured from 1961 to January 2023 was reported by the Montellano weather station. In March 2019, the record temperature of 39.8 °C was reported here. The hottest summer from July to September, based on all 6 weather stations in the Dominican Republic , was recorded in 2019 with an average temperature of 29.0 °C. This average temperature will normally be measured every four to six hours, thus also including the nights. Normally, this value is 27.9 degrees Celsius. The average maximum daily temperature at that time was 33.7 °C.The coldest day in these 62 years was reported by the Santo Domingo weather station. Here the temperature dropped to 11.9 °C in January 2008. Santo Domingo lies at an altitude of 14 meters above sea level. The coldest winter (January to March) was in 1965 with an average temperature of 23.1 °C. In the Dominican Republic, it is usual to have about 1.7 degrees more at 24.8 °C for this three-month period.
The most precipitation fell in November 2016. With 34.9 mm per day, the Montellano weather station recorded the highest monthly average of the last 62 years.