Cotui climate — normals and trends
Cotui (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,059 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cotui averages 0 frost days, 111 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Cotui has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 3 October 2015) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 14 January 2008).
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
CotuiSánchez Ramírez
- coords
- 19.05°, -70.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,059mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
111 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
229 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · p = < 0.001
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
37.0 °C
3 October 2015
Coldest day
12.1 °C
14 January 2008
Wettest day
158 mm
22 September 1998
Windiest day
49.4 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
131.4 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
13 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
14 January 2008
Sunniest day
12.9 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 119 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 61 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 55 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -59 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 86 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 224 mm | +112 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 55 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 19 mm | -47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cotui?
Cotui has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,059 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cotui?
The hottest day measured in Cotui between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2015, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cotui?
The coldest day measured in Cotui between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2008, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cotui?
Almost never: Cotui sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cotui warmed?
Yes: Cotui warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cotui?
The wettest day measured in Cotui between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cotui?
The windiest day measured in Cotui between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 49.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cotui?
The warmest month in Cotui is August (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Cotui?
Cotui receives on average 1,059 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cotui?
Cotui gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cotui?
Yes: Cotui has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cotui?
In Cotui, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 13 September 2023, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 14 January 2008.
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