Best time to visit Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic is represented here by Santo Domingo (18.5°, -69.9°). The NASA POWER daily series for 2001–2020 gives that city a mild oceanic climate, 581 mm of rain a year, and a 2.9°C swing between the coolest and warmest monthly averages.

Every city we list in Dominican Republic falls in a mild oceanic climate.

Climate in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is hottest in August (average 28.3°C) and coolest in January (25.4°C). Rain is spread through the year, peaking in November at 68 mm.

Open the Santo Domingo page for the month-by-month table, the temperature–rainfall chart, and the scoring notes.

Best months by region

Santo Domingo: typical hottest-month average 28.3°C and about 581 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Santo Domingo (January, February, and March).

Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo sits at 18.47°, -69.89°. It is a mild oceanic climate. August is the warmest month at 28.3°C (high 31.6°C); January is the coolest at 25.4°C (low 21.4°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 2.9°C.

Rainfall totals 581 mm, heaviest in November (68 mm) and lightest in February (21 mm). The three highest-scoring months for a visit are January, February, and March. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,201,941. The wettest month is November (68 mm, 11 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (21 mm).