Monte Cristo climate — normals and trends
Monte Cristo (Dominican Republic) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 513 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Monte Cristo averages 0 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Monte Cristo has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 19 July 2023) and the coldest 18.7 °C (on 8 January 1965).
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
Monte CristoMonte Cristi Province
- coords
- 19.85°, -71.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
24.3°C
Annual rainfall
513mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
22.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
119 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
33.9 °C
19 July 2023
Coldest day
18.7 °C
8 January 1965
Wettest day
155 mm
11 December 1968
Windiest day
62.5 km/h
2 September 2008
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
2 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
30 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
16.1 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
12.9 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 16 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 61 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 110 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 73 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Monte Cristo?
Monte Cristo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 513 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Monte Cristo?
The hottest day measured in Monte Cristo between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2023, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Monte Cristo?
The coldest day measured in Monte Cristo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1965, at 18.7 °C.
Does it snow in Monte Cristo?
Almost never: Monte Cristo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Monte Cristo warmed?
Yes: Monte Cristo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Monte Cristo?
The wettest day measured in Monte Cristo between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1968, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Monte Cristo?
The windiest day measured in Monte Cristo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2008, with winds reaching 62.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Monte Cristo?
The warmest month in Monte Cristo is August (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Monte Cristo?
Monte Cristo receives on average 513 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Monte Cristo?
Monte Cristo gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Monte Cristo?
Yes: Monte Cristo has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Monte Cristo?
In Monte Cristo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 30 August 2023, and the lowest was 16.1 °C on 16 January 2000.
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