Dajabon climate — normals and trends
Dajabon (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 872 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Dajabon averages 0 frost days, 227 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Dajabon has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 24 July 1962) and the coldest 11.7 °C (on 10 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
DajabonDajabón
- coords
- 19.55°, -71.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
872mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
227 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.2 °C
24 July 1962
Coldest day
11.7 °C
10 January 1956
Wettest day
132 mm
10 December 1968
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
15 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.3 °C
11 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.9 h
24 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 106 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 60 mm | -78 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 23 mm | -69 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 179 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 126 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 38 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 5 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dajabon?
Dajabon has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 872 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dajabon?
The hottest day measured in Dajabon between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1962, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dajabon?
The coldest day measured in Dajabon between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1956, at 11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Dajabon?
Almost never: Dajabon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dajabon warmed?
Yes: Dajabon warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dajabon?
The wettest day measured in Dajabon between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1968, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dajabon?
The windiest day measured in Dajabon between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dajabon?
The warmest month in Dajabon is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Dajabon?
Dajabon receives on average 872 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dajabon?
Dajabon gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dajabon?
Yes: Dajabon has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dajabon?
In Dajabon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 15 September 2024, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 11 January 1956.
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