Santo Domingo is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in early December, and even then it is too hot. For sun, aim for December to early February.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, go from December to early February, with a second spell in April. It peaks in late December, at 80. Avoid mid September for this: it falls to 9, mostly because it is too hot. The clearest skies come in January, when the sky is typically 39% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
Being outside is not what Santo Domingo is for: the Easy outdoors rating tops out at 24, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Santo Domingo is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 4, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Santo Domingo over the whole year is 26°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C. Santo Domingo has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 52% in March, the driest month, to 70% in September, the wettest. Winds in Santo Domingo are highest in August, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Santo Domingo come in January, when the sky is typically 33% covered; October is the cloudiest month, at 52%.
Month by month Santo Domingo climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 22°C | 32°C | 59% | 33% | 1.9 m/s | 6 | 69 | 0 |
| February | 29°C | 22°C | 31°C | 60% | 42% | 2.5 m/s | 14 | 66 | 1 |
| March | 30°C | 22°C | 32°C | 52% | 40% | 2.0 m/s | 5 | 62 | 0 |
| April | 31°C | 23°C | 32°C | 59% | 47% | 2.5 m/s | 4 | 65 | 0 |
| May | 31°C | 24°C | 34°C | 60% | 46% | 1.7 m/s | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| June | 31°C | 25°C | 34°C | 63% | 39% | 2.0 m/s | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| July | 30°C | 24°C | 34°C | 67% | 38% | 1.8 m/s | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| August | 32°C | 25°C | 36°C | 68% | 43% | 2.6 m/s | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| September | 31°C | 25°C | 36°C | 70% | 47% | 1.8 m/s | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| October | 31°C | 24°C | 35°C | 67% | 52% | 1.8 m/s | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| November | 30°C | 23°C | 33°C | 65% | 52% | 1.7 m/s | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| December | 29°C | 22°C | 31°C | 55% | 43% | 2.5 m/s | 12 | 75 | 1 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Santo Domingo weather by season
Year round, Santo Domingo has days of about 29°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 32°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 22°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around March. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Santo Domingo weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Santo Domingo has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Santo Domingo weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Santo Domingo has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Santo Domingo weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Santo Domingo has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 66% chance of rain on a given day.
Santo Domingo weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Santo Domingo has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 67% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Santo Domingo?
Santo Domingo has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 52% in March, the driest month, to 70% in September, the wettest.
What time of year is Santo Domingo windiest?
Winds in Santo Domingo are highest in August, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in May, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Santo Domingo year round?
The average temperature in Santo Domingo over the whole year is 26°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C.
Where to go instead in early June, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.