Nagua climate — normals and trends
Nagua (Dominican Republic) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,150 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Nagua averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 234 rainy days per year.
Nagua has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 4 October 2015) and the coldest 19.4 °C (on 20 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
NaguaMaría Trinidad Sánchez
- coords
- 19.38°, -69.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
27.3°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,150mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
234 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
32.6 °C
4 October 2015
Coldest day
19.4 °C
20 January 2000
Wettest day
227 mm
12 November 1971
Windiest day
89.2 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
14 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
16.8 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
12.9 h
13 June 2025
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 | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 56 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 120 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 119 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 63 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 60 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 78 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 105 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 158 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 115 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 51 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nagua?
Nagua has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,150 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nagua?
The hottest day measured in Nagua between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2015, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nagua?
The coldest day measured in Nagua between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 2000, at 19.4 °C.
Does it snow in Nagua?
Almost never: Nagua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nagua warmed?
Yes: Nagua warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nagua?
The wettest day measured in Nagua between 1940 and 2025 was 12 November 1971, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nagua?
The windiest day measured in Nagua between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 89.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nagua?
The warmest month in Nagua is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nagua?
Nagua receives on average 1,150 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 234 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nagua?
Nagua gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nagua?
Yes: Nagua has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nagua?
In Nagua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 14 September 2023, and the lowest was 16.8 °C on 16 January 2000.
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