Bella Vista climate — normals and trends

Bella Vista (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Bella Vista averages 0 frost days, 114 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 221 rainy days per year.

Bella Vista has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 14 August 2008) and the coldest 13.5 °C (on 11 January 1956).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Bella VistaNacional

coords
18.46°, -69.95°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.0°C

Average daily high

29.2°C

Average daily low

21.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,057mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

13.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

114 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

221 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.4 °C

Average feels-like low

24.4 °C

Average peak gust

34.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

312 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

34.9 °C

14 August 2008

Coldest day

13.5 °C

11 January 1956

Wettest day

163 mm

23 May 1992

Windiest day

54.7 km/h

22 September 1998

Strongest gust

121.0 km/h

22 September 1998

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

15 September 2023

Coldest feels-like

13.2 °C

11 January 1956

Sunniest day

12.9 h

22 May 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202534.1 °C16 October 202515.7 °C30 December 202526.1 °C1,061 mm2260
202433.8 °C21 August 202417.3 °C23 February 202426.5 °C1,198 mm2510
202334.9 °C5 October 202316.1 °C17 January 202326.3 °C1,050 mm2500
202233.6 °C6 September 202217.6 °C3 January 202225.5 °C1,002 mm1870
202133.3 °C24 November 202116.3 °C5 January 202125.6 °C837 mm2040
202033.6 °C25 September 202018.3 °C31 January 202025.8 °C1,063 mm2060
201933.4 °C29 July 201917.9 °C9 January 201925.7 °C723 mm2040
201833.3 °C8 July 201816.3 °C2 March 201825.3 °C947 mm1380
201734.7 °C6 September 201715.5 °C20 January 201725.7 °C1,050 mm1830
201633.1 °C21 August 201617.6 °C5 February 201625.7 °C1,177 mm1650
201534.2 °C31 July 201518.5 °C21 January 201525.9 °C620 mm2050
201433.7 °C28 June 201417.1 °C10 December 201425.5 °C671 mm1560
201332.6 °C4 October 201317.0 °C13 February 201325.4 °C929 mm1360
201233.1 °C3 August 201217.7 °C22 February 201225.4 °C1,038 mm1640
201133.3 °C19 May 201117.3 °C11 March 201125.3 °C1,110 mm1810
201034.0 °C17 September 201015.2 °C9 March 201025.8 °C1,124 mm2130
200933.1 °C4 September 200915.8 °C16 February 200925.4 °C824 mm1770
200834.9 °C14 August 200815.5 °C14 January 200825.1 °C989 mm1320
200733.7 °C2 August 200717.7 °C20 January 200725.5 °C1,232 mm1670
200632.8 °C8 May 200616.6 °C31 January 200625.5 °C898 mm1870
200533.3 °C8 May 200517.2 °C21 January 200525.5 °C1,263 mm1860
200433.1 °C14 September 200416.5 °C28 January 200425.2 °C960 mm1440
200333.4 °C22 March 200318.4 °C20 December 200325.2 °C989 mm1460
200232.8 °C21 July 200217.7 °C21 February 200225.3 °C750 mm1740
200134.3 °C29 July 200117.2 °C28 February 200125.1 °C823 mm1400
200034.1 °C21 August 200015.5 °C19 January 200025.1 °C754 mm1430
199933.2 °C11 September 199916.6 °C18 February 199924.8 °C948 mm1470
199833.3 °C5 August 199818.4 °C15 April 199825.3 °C1,261 mm1540
199734.6 °C6 September 199718.2 °C12 January 199725.4 °C749 mm1790
199633.5 °C8 July 199617.3 °C17 December 199624.6 °C1,142 mm990
199533.6 °C12 August 199517.6 °C28 March 199525.2 °C987 mm1540
199433.6 °C17 August 199418.2 °C18 February 199425.0 °C777 mm990
199332.1 °C10 July 199317.3 °C22 February 199324.8 °C1,237 mm880
199232.1 °C28 August 199217.7 °C20 January 199224.7 °C1,218 mm690
199133.2 °C8 August 199116.4 °C24 December 199124.8 °C915 mm920
199033.4 °C25 September 199016.7 °C9 December 199024.9 °C1,263 mm1050
198932.8 °C4 August 198917.5 °C27 March 198924.6 °C887 mm650
198832.5 °C3 August 198817.3 °C28 February 198824.8 °C1,277 mm700
198732.1 °C8 August 198717.2 °C3 January 198725.2 °C1,477 mm810
198631.4 °C20 August 198617.4 °C24 January 198624.6 °C1,443 mm300
198532.1 °C1 July 198516.2 °C9 February 198524.6 °C1,002 mm620
198431.4 °C30 March 198417.9 °C20 December 198424.7 °C981 mm460
198331.6 °C20 August 198318.5 °C3 February 198325.1 °C1,074 mm590
198231.5 °C11 September 198217.1 °C25 January 198224.5 °C1,103 mm470
198131.6 °C29 July 198118.1 °C24 January 198125.0 °C1,211 mm830
198032.3 °C3 August 198017.6 °C30 January 198025.3 °C1,069 mm950
197932.1 °C29 August 197916.8 °C10 February 197924.9 °C1,537 mm760
197833.4 °C31 July 197817.6 °C14 February 197825.0 °C1,059 mm690
197731.6 °C17 August 197718.0 °C19 January 197725.1 °C1,158 mm510
197632.2 °C3 September 197616.9 °C29 January 197624.7 °C792 mm670
197532.3 °C3 July 197518.0 °C6 February 197524.9 °C952 mm640
197431.6 °C17 August 197418.0 °C18 December 197424.8 °C1,257 mm500
197332.1 °C14 August 197317.1 °C22 December 197325.3 °C1,006 mm1030
197231.8 °C1 August 197218.2 °C14 March 197225.1 °C1,094 mm860
197132.7 °C3 August 197118.1 °C22 January 197125.0 °C831 mm790
197033.5 °C17 April 197018.0 °C4 March 197025.1 °C1,001 mm910
196933.7 °C27 September 196917.9 °C21 February 196925.5 °C969 mm1310
196832.4 °C12 September 196816.8 °C22 April 196824.8 °C733 mm910
196733.6 °C9 September 196717.3 °C25 December 196725.0 °C629 mm1450
196633.9 °C22 August 196617.8 °C7 February 196624.7 °C964 mm970
196532.2 °C24 April 196516.0 °C4 January 196524.7 °C914 mm1410
196432.9 °C3 September 196417.4 °C26 January 196424.8 °C953 mm1060
196331.9 °C6 July 196317.6 °C7 January 196324.6 °C1,295 mm970
196231.9 °C8 August 196216.4 °C16 February 196224.6 °C967 mm1190
196131.9 °C7 August 196116.6 °C29 March 196124.3 °C1,308 mm620
196032.5 °C15 July 196017.6 °C7 December 196024.6 °C1,113 mm820
195933.3 °C8 September 195917.8 °C29 December 195924.7 °C1,027 mm960
195834.1 °C25 April 195816.7 °C6 February 195825.3 °C1,258 mm1660
195733.5 °C30 July 195716.2 °C12 February 195725.0 °C923 mm1340
195632.9 °C13 September 195613.5 °C11 January 195624.5 °C1,194 mm740
195532.6 °C6 August 195516.5 °C7 February 195524.4 °C1,144 mm640
195431.4 °C27 June 195417.1 °C30 January 195424.2 °C1,285 mm360
195333.1 °C9 April 195317.0 °C3 January 195324.6 °C984 mm570
195232.1 °C4 August 195217.2 °C18 January 195224.7 °C870 mm820
195131.9 °C8 September 195116.0 °C21 February 195124.6 °C1,242 mm650
195032.3 °C12 August 195017.6 °C17 February 195024.5 °C989 mm670
194932.6 °C22 August 194917.4 °C12 January 194924.6 °C1,055 mm730
194830.9 °C22 August 194816.6 °C27 February 194824.5 °C1,718 mm340
194732.8 °C13 September 194718.5 °C19 February 194725.1 °C1,039 mm1320
194631.9 °C25 July 194618.2 °C9 January 194624.5 °C1,136 mm840
194531.3 °C2 August 194517.2 °C14 January 194524.4 °C1,233 mm260
194432.1 °C12 July 194416.4 °C6 December 194424.7 °C1,071 mm690
194331.7 °C23 September 194318.0 °C28 January 194324.2 °C1,227 mm570
194232.8 °C30 March 194217.4 °C31 January 194224.3 °C1,369 mm800
194131.9 °C12 August 194114.7 °C12 January 194124.3 °C1,214 mm580
194032.2 °C9 March 194017.3 °C4 March 194024.3 °C1,293 mm910

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
30.3 °C
+1.1 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
226 d/yr
+112
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1061 mm
+4 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan28.9 °C+1.1 °C28 mm-4 mm
Feb28.9 °C+0.8 °C39 mm+4 mm
Mar30.1 °C+1.3 °C41 mm-1 mm
Apr30.1 °C+0.8 °C78 mm+7 mm
May30.3 °C+0.9 °C157 mm+19 mm
Jun30.6 °C+0.9 °C78 mm-50 mm
Jul31.1 °C+1.0 °C72 mm-44 mm
Aug32.2 °C+1.8 °C64 mm-63 mm
Sep31.4 °C+1.2 °C141 mm+14 mm
Oct30.8 °C+1.1 °C278 mm+150 mm
Nov30.2 °C+1.2 °C64 mm-10 mm
Dec29.0 °C+0.9 °C22 mm-19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
34.1 °C
16 Oct 2025
Coldest day
15.7 °C
30 Dec 2025
Wettest day
75.0 mm
24 Oct 2025
Windiest day
25.1 km/h
21 Apr 2025
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
18 Aug 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.5 °C
16 Oct 2025
Coldest feels-like
16.5 °C
30 Dec 2025
Sunniest day
12.9 h
18 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bella Vista?

Bella Vista has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,057 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bella Vista?

The hottest day measured in Bella Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2008, reaching 34.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bella Vista?

The coldest day measured in Bella Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1956, at 13.5 °C.

Does it snow in Bella Vista?

Almost never: Bella Vista sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bella Vista warmed?

Yes: Bella Vista warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bella Vista?

The wettest day measured in Bella Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1992, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bella Vista?

The windiest day measured in Bella Vista between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bella Vista?

The warmest month in Bella Vista is August (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Bella Vista?

Bella Vista receives on average 1,057 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 221 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bella Vista?

Bella Vista gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bella Vista?

Yes: Bella Vista has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bella Vista?

In Bella Vista, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 15 September 2023, and the lowest was 13.2 °C on 11 January 1956.

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