Las Matas de Farfán climate — normals and trends

Las Matas de Farfán (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 806 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Las Matas de Farfán averages 0 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.

Las Matas de Farfán has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 12 July 2023) and the coldest 9.5 °C (on 17 January 2000).

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

Las Matas de FarfánSan Juan Province

coords
18.87°, -71.52°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.5°C

Average daily high

27.7°C

Average daily low

18.1°C

Annual rainfall

806mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

8.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

146 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.6 °C

Average feels-like low

20.2 °C

Average peak gust

33.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

55 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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

36.3 °C

12 July 2023

Coldest day

9.5 °C

17 January 2000

Wettest day

210 mm

22 May 1948

Windiest day

39.8 km/h

23 September 1998

Strongest gust

145.1 km/h

23 September 1998

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

12 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

8.4 °C

17 January 2000

Sunniest day

12.8 h

6 June 2025

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202533.2 °C22 August 202513.5 °C26 December 202523.6 °C820 mm750
202433.7 °C21 August 202412.7 °C23 February 202423.7 °C847 mm1010
202336.3 °C12 July 202311.7 °C17 January 202323.5 °C806 mm860
202232.2 °C1 August 202212.7 °C3 January 202222.9 °C559 mm430
202131.7 °C25 May 202112.0 °C2 January 202122.8 °C670 mm370
202034.0 °C29 July 202013.5 °C17 January 202023.3 °C794 mm590
201932.3 °C25 July 201914.1 °C10 January 201923.2 °C723 mm480
201832.9 °C5 August 201813.3 °C15 February 201823.1 °C453 mm640
201733.8 °C19 August 201711.5 °C20 January 201723.0 °C877 mm540
201632.8 °C29 September 201612.3 °C10 March 201623.1 °C929 mm460
201534.1 °C27 August 201513.2 °C5 January 201523.4 °C469 mm950
201431.8 °C18 August 201413.2 °C10 January 201423.0 °C561 mm420
201332.5 °C4 October 201312.6 °C11 January 201322.9 °C606 mm300
201232.2 °C29 July 201211.6 °C24 January 201222.6 °C1,058 mm260
201131.8 °C2 August 201111.7 °C1 January 201122.7 °C868 mm220
201031.6 °C9 August 201011.9 °C9 March 201022.9 °C920 mm380
200932.8 °C4 September 200910.6 °C8 March 200922.7 °C639 mm410
200831.9 °C14 August 200810.1 °C31 January 200822.4 °C845 mm280
200732.8 °C17 July 200712.9 °C5 January 200722.7 °C985 mm260
200632.9 °C15 August 200612.8 °C29 January 200622.9 °C707 mm240
200531.7 °C3 September 200511.9 °C4 February 200522.8 °C942 mm290
200431.4 °C31 August 200411.6 °C1 January 200422.3 °C762 mm160
200332.1 °C8 July 200311.6 °C30 December 200322.4 °C835 mm120
200231.5 °C30 July 200214.2 °C3 February 200222.6 °C586 mm160
200133.7 °C17 August 200112.9 °C28 February 200122.6 °C659 mm480
200033.4 °C7 August 20009.5 °C17 January 200022.4 °C549 mm320
199931.8 °C19 July 199911.1 °C4 December 199922.2 °C892 mm330
199833.6 °C8 August 199812.1 °C9 February 199822.9 °C929 mm850
199733.8 °C29 September 199714.1 °C3 January 199723.1 °C568 mm800
199632.6 °C8 July 199612.3 °C16 January 199622.1 °C941 mm330
199532.6 °C11 August 199513.6 °C13 January 199522.5 °C766 mm230
199431.3 °C14 July 199413.8 °C12 February 199422.4 °C641 mm380
199331.0 °C10 July 199312.8 °C11 January 199322.2 °C964 mm160
199231.7 °C19 August 199213.2 °C16 December 199222.3 °C929 mm180
199133.7 °C8 August 199110.6 °C22 December 199122.5 °C568 mm520
199032.7 °C17 July 199013.4 °C24 February 199022.7 °C965 mm550
198932.9 °C5 September 198912.7 °C8 February 198922.4 °C671 mm270
198831.7 °C1 August 198812.6 °C18 January 198822.4 °C936 mm200
198732.1 °C8 August 198713.4 °C25 December 198722.7 °C1,045 mm170
198631.0 °C18 September 198612.9 °C2 January 198622.1 °C905 mm70
198532.6 °C7 July 198513.2 °C28 March 198522.1 °C831 mm160
198431.0 °C25 August 198412.7 °C29 December 198422.1 °C838 mm110
198330.8 °C20 August 198313.7 °C8 February 198322.5 °C792 mm150
198231.5 °C20 August 198210.9 °C25 February 198221.9 °C662 mm40
198129.8 °C2 October 198113.7 °C7 April 198122.1 °C895 mm00
198031.4 °C4 August 198013.2 °C10 December 198022.4 °C790 mm60
197930.1 °C24 July 197910.8 °C31 March 197921.8 °C1,114 mm20
197832.5 °C31 July 197812.2 °C12 February 197822.1 °C1,040 mm130
197730.4 °C26 August 197714.2 °C24 February 197722.2 °C1,017 mm10
197629.9 °C19 September 197612.3 °C17 February 197621.7 °C838 mm00
197530.4 °C3 July 197511.7 °C13 January 197521.8 °C850 mm60
197430.4 °C17 August 197412.8 °C10 January 197421.7 °C1,095 mm30
197330.3 °C1 October 197313.1 °C28 December 197322.1 °C1,077 mm40
197231.8 °C1 August 197212.4 °C13 March 197222.0 °C990 mm60
197130.1 °C2 July 197112.3 °C29 December 197121.7 °C822 mm10
197033.4 °C21 August 197013.3 °C4 March 197022.4 °C861 mm210
196932.4 °C7 August 196912.9 °C19 January 196922.6 °C971 mm250
196831.4 °C25 August 196811.9 °C7 January 196822.1 °C615 mm170
196731.9 °C20 July 196712.7 °C7 January 196722.3 °C535 mm230
196634.4 °C26 August 196611.4 °C9 February 196622.3 °C732 mm680
196532.0 °C18 August 196510.9 °C9 January 196522.2 °C729 mm490
196433.5 °C23 August 196413.1 °C26 January 196422.3 °C703 mm380
196331.8 °C6 July 196312.8 °C3 January 196322.0 °C1,062 mm230
196233.0 °C9 August 196212.0 °C8 March 196222.3 °C713 mm600
196133.1 °C12 August 196112.6 °C19 December 196122.1 °C840 mm550
196033.0 °C5 September 196011.4 °C26 December 196022.2 °C971 mm510
195933.2 °C2 September 195914.4 °C9 February 195922.7 °C632 mm810
195834.1 °C16 August 195810.8 °C6 February 195823.2 °C738 mm1160
195733.6 °C10 September 195712.8 °C25 January 195722.7 °C595 mm910
195633.2 °C21 July 195610.2 °C11 January 195622.2 °C634 mm570
195531.1 °C2 September 195511.5 °C22 January 195521.9 °C852 mm190
195432.4 °C18 August 195412.6 °C29 December 195421.8 °C947 mm210
195332.1 °C3 September 195312.5 °C19 January 195322.3 °C717 mm280
195233.1 °C24 July 195211.4 °C14 January 195222.5 °C670 mm320
195132.9 °C25 August 195110.9 °C19 January 195122.5 °C747 mm690
195032.6 °C5 August 195011.7 °C6 January 195021.9 °C814 mm220
194933.5 °C23 August 194912.2 °C20 January 194922.5 °C685 mm520
194831.0 °C2 September 194812.9 °C19 March 194822.1 °C1,050 mm80
194733.5 °C22 August 194713.5 °C17 January 194722.9 °C629 mm750
194633.4 °C24 July 194612.4 °C8 January 194622.5 °C598 mm750
194531.2 °C3 August 194511.9 °C5 February 194521.9 °C921 mm50
194433.8 °C9 August 194411.1 °C6 December 194422.3 °C814 mm270
194332.4 °C4 August 194312.3 °C31 January 194322.2 °C953 mm590
194233.1 °C3 August 194210.9 °C25 January 194222.1 °C1,063 mm470
194133.3 °C12 August 194110.1 °C2 March 194122.4 °C776 mm520
194033.9 °C6 August 194013.2 °C24 January 194022.2 °C941 mm520

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
28.8 °C
+1.1 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
+38
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
820 mm
+14 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan28.3 °C+1.8 °C11 mm-6 mm
Feb28.0 °C+1.4 °C25 mm-7 mm
Mar28.4 °C+1.4 °C41 mm-22 mm
Apr28.2 °C+1.0 °C95 mm-11 mm
May28.8 °C+1.6 °C94 mm-33 mm
Jun29.2 °C+1.2 °C25 mm-34 mm
Jul29.9 °C+0.7 °C28 mm-17 mm
Aug31.1 °C+1.6 °C57 mm-18 mm
Sep29.7 °C+0.8 °C181 mm+83 mm
Oct27.6 °C-0.2 °C244 mm+132 mm
Nov28.1 °C+0.8 °C14 mm-39 mm
Dec27.8 °C+1.2 °C7 mm-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
33.2 °C
22 Aug 2025
Coldest day
13.5 °C
26 Dec 2025
Wettest day
51.4 mm
26 Sep 2025
Windiest day
16.5 km/h
2 Jun 2025
Strongest gust
56.9 km/h
2 Jun 2025
Hottest feels-like
39.0 °C
13 Aug 2025
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
26 Dec 2025
Sunniest day
12.8 h
6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Las Matas de Farfán?

Las Matas de Farfán has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 806 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Las Matas de Farfán?

The hottest day measured in Las Matas de Farfán between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2023, reaching 36.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Las Matas de Farfán?

The coldest day measured in Las Matas de Farfán between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2000, at 9.5 °C.

Does it snow in Las Matas de Farfán?

Almost never: Las Matas de Farfán sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Las Matas de Farfán warmed?

Yes: Las Matas de Farfán warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Las Matas de Farfán?

The wettest day measured in Las Matas de Farfán between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1948, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Las Matas de Farfán?

The windiest day measured in Las Matas de Farfán between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1998, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Las Matas de Farfán?

The warmest month in Las Matas de Farfán is August (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Las Matas de Farfán?

Las Matas de Farfán receives on average 806 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Las Matas de Farfán?

Las Matas de Farfán gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Las Matas de Farfán?

Yes: Las Matas de Farfán has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Las Matas de Farfán?

In Las Matas de Farfán, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 12 July 2023, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 17 January 2000.

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