Mao climate — normals and trends
Mao (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 719 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Mao averages 0 frost days, 223 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Mao has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 3 October 2015) and the coldest 11.4 °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
MaoValverde Province
- coords
- 19.55°, -71.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
719mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
223 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
38.9 °C
3 October 2015
Coldest day
11.4 °C
11 January 1956
Wettest day
95 mm
22 May 1948
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
15 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
11 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.9 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 7 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 124 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 47 mm | -80 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -54 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 56 mm | +12 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 103 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 106 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mao?
Mao has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 719 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mao?
The hottest day measured in Mao between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2015, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mao?
The coldest day measured in Mao between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1956, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mao?
Almost never: Mao sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mao warmed?
Yes: Mao warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mao?
The wettest day measured in Mao between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1948, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mao?
The windiest day measured in Mao between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mao?
The warmest month in Mao is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Mao?
Mao receives on average 719 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mao?
Mao gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mao?
Yes: Mao has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mao?
In Mao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 15 September 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 11 January 1956.
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