Santo Domingo: weather and best time to visit
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 30°C; the coolest month is January at around 27°C. The sea is warmest in September at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Santo Domingo
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Santo Domingo climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 20° | 27° | 12 | 10 | 84 | 71 | 55 |
| Feb | 28° | 20° | 27° | 11 | 11 | 86 | 71 | 55 |
| Mar | 28° | 21° | 27° | 12 | 12 | 83 | 66 | 50 |
| Apr | 29° | 22° | 27° | 16 | 12 | 80 | 58 | 42 |
| May | 29° | 22° | 28° | 21 | 12 | 80 | 57 | 41 |
| Jun | 30° | 23° | 28° | 22 | 12 | 80 | 55 | 39 |
| Jul | 30° | 23° | 28° | 22 | 12 | 80 | 53 | 37 |
| Aug | 30° | 23° | 29° | 22 | 11 | 80 | 53 | 37 |
| Sep | 30° | 23° | 29° | 21 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 39 |
| Oct | 29° | 23° | 29° | 22 | 10 | 80 | 58 | 42 |
| Nov | 28° | 22° | 28° | 16 | 10 | 80 | 61 | 45 |
| Dec | 28° | 21° | 28° | 12 | 11 | 84 | 70 | 54 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Santo Domingo in January
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 20°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 12 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Santo Domingo in February
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 20°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for February →
Santo Domingo in March
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 12 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
Santo Domingo in April
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Santo Domingo in May
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 21 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Santo Domingo in June
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 22 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for June →
Santo Domingo in July
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. July is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 22 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for July →
Santo Domingo in August
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 22 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Santo Domingo in September
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 23°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 21 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for September →
Santo Domingo in October
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 22 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Santo Domingo in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Santo Domingo in December
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 12 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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