Santo Domingo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · major coastal city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Santo Domingo is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with March and January close behind. Santo Domingo averages about 2,867 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,867
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 604 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 Santo Domingo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Santo Domingo is February, then March and January. The dullest month is May (83/100, 72 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Santo Domingo?
Santo Domingo gets a lot of sun: around 2,867 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 9 Sunshine Score points separate February from May. It ranks #4 of 7 destinations in Dominican Republic for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,867 hours. The year's 604 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 | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 31 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 92 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 24 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 22 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 88 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 41 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 83 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 72 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 48 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 58 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 64 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 67 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 85 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 61 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 73 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 43 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Santo Domingo by month
The sea off Santo Domingo 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
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 138 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 175 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 277 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 303 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- San Juan Puerto Rico · 387 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 460 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- La Isabela Dominican Republic · 37 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- La Romana Dominican Republic · 80 km · 2,882 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Samana Dominican Republic · 94 km · 2,767 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Barahona Dominican Republic · 154 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Santo Domingo compares month by month: Santo Domingo vs Port-au-Prince · Santo Domingo vs Puerto Plata · Santo Domingo vs Punta Cana · all comparisons
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