La Isabela weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · major coastal city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit La Isabela is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with February and March close behind. La Isabela averages about 2,867 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,867
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 580 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 2.2M
- Elevation
- 17 m
When is the best time to visit La Isabela?
For sunshine, the best time to visit La Isabela is January, then February and March. The dullest month is May (83/100, 68 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is La Isabela?
La Isabela gets a lot of sun: around 2,867 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 9 Sunshine Score points separate January from May. It ranks #5 of 7 destinations in Dominican Republic for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,867 hours. The year's 580 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 | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 24 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 21 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 22 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 89 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 40 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 83 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 68 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 48 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 86 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 55 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 83 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 68 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 60 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 64 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 68 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 42 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in La Isabela by month
The sea off La Isabela is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°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
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic · 37 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 145 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 171 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 243 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 266 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- San Juan Puerto Rico · 420 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Samana Dominican Republic · 82 km · 2,767 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- La Romana Dominican Republic · 114 km · 2,882 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Barahona Dominican Republic · 125 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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