Samana weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Samana is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with March and June close behind. Samana averages about 2,767 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,767
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 654 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Samana?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Samana is February, then March and June. The dullest month is November (79/100, 89 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Samana?
Samana gets a lot of sun: around 2,767 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate February from November. It ranks #6 of 7 destinations in Dominican Republic for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,867 hours. The year's 654 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 | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 52 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 31 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 88 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 39 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 87 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 45 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 68 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 40 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 86 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 52 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 85 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 57 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 61 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 84 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 61 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 79 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 89 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 59 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Samana by month
The sea off Samana is warmest in September at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January 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 · 94 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 103 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 164 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 263 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 279 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 383 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Isabela Dominican Republic · 82 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- La Romana Dominican Republic · 126 km · 2,882 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Barahona Dominican Republic · 184 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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