Salvaleón de Higüey climate — normals and trends
Salvaleón de Higüey (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 863 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Salvaleón de Higüey averages 0 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Salvaleón de Higüey has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 7 September 1997) and the coldest 15.7 °C (on 8 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
Salvaleón de HigüeyLa Altagracia Province
- coords
- 18.62°, -68.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
863mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
142 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
360 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
34.4 °C
7 September 1997
Coldest day
15.7 °C
8 January 1956
Wettest day
163 mm
31 August 1979
Windiest day
60.3 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
11 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
15.9 °C
8 January 1956
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 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 | 29.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 22 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 30.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 62 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 107 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 167 mm | +58 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 165 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 24 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Salvaleón de Higüey?
Salvaleón de Higüey has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 863 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Salvaleón de Higüey?
The hottest day measured in Salvaleón de Higüey between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1997, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Salvaleón de Higüey?
The coldest day measured in Salvaleón de Higüey between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1956, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Salvaleón de Higüey?
Almost never: Salvaleón de Higüey sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Salvaleón de Higüey warmed?
Yes: Salvaleón de Higüey warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Salvaleón de Higüey?
The wettest day measured in Salvaleón de Higüey between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1979, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Salvaleón de Higüey?
The windiest day measured in Salvaleón de Higüey between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 60.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Salvaleón de Higüey?
The warmest month in Salvaleón de Higüey is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Salvaleón de Higüey?
Salvaleón de Higüey receives on average 863 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Salvaleón de Higüey?
Salvaleón de Higüey gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Salvaleón de Higüey?
Yes: Salvaleón de Higüey has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Salvaleón de Higüey?
In Salvaleón de Higüey, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 11 September 2023, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 8 January 1956.
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