Barahona weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Barahona is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with February and December close behind. Barahona averages about 2,956 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,956
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 541 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 77k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Barahona?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Barahona is January, then February and December. The dullest month is August (67/100, 69 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Barahona?
Barahona gets a lot of sun: around 2,956 hours a year. January (93/100) is noticeably better than August (67). Barahona is the sunniest of the 7 destinations tracked in Dominican Republic. The year's 541 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 19 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 18 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 83 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 25 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 80 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 41 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 76 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 67 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 80 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 42 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 71 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 43 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 67 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 69 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 79 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 48 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 83 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 73 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 63 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 90 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 33 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Barahona by month
The sea off Barahona is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 129 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic · 154 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 177 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 199 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 293 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 410 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Isabela Dominican Republic · 125 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Samana Dominican Republic · 184 km · 2,767 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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