Moca climate — normals and trends
Moca (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 926 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Moca averages 0 frost days, 149 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Moca has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 3 October 2015) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 9 March 2010).
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
MocaEspaillat Province
- coords
- 19.39°, -70.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
926mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
149 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
242 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
37.3 °C
3 October 2015
Coldest day
12.0 °C
9 March 2010
Wettest day
125 mm
6 March 1960
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
5 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
12.2 °C
9 March 2010
Sunniest day
12.9 h
21 May 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 | 27.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 43 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 111 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 58 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 47 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 49 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 60 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 82 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 121 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 49 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 36 mm | -31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moca?
Moca has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moca?
The hottest day measured in Moca between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2015, reaching 37.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moca?
The coldest day measured in Moca between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2010, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Moca?
Almost never: Moca sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moca warmed?
Yes: Moca warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moca?
The wettest day measured in Moca between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1960, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moca?
The windiest day measured in Moca between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moca?
The warmest month in Moca is August (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Moca?
Moca receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moca?
Moca gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moca?
Yes: Moca has on average 242 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moca?
In Moca, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 5 June 2023, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 9 March 2010.
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