San Francisco de Macorís climate — normals and trends
San Francisco de Macorís (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 770 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
San Francisco de Macorís averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.
San Francisco de Macorís has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 3 October 2015) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 14 January 2008).
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
San Francisco de MacorísDuarte Province
- coords
- 19.29°, -70.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
770mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
190 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
252 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
39.4 °C
3 October 2015
Coldest day
11.8 °C
14 January 2008
Wettest day
115 mm
22 September 1998
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
13 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
12.0 °C
14 January 2008
Sunniest day
12.9 h
7 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 31.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 65 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 72 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 56 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 41 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 68 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 119 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 51 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Francisco de Macorís?
San Francisco de Macorís has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 770 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Francisco de Macorís?
The hottest day measured in San Francisco de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2015, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Francisco de Macorís?
The coldest day measured in San Francisco de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2008, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in San Francisco de Macorís?
Almost never: San Francisco de Macorís sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Francisco de Macorís warmed?
Yes: San Francisco de Macorís warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Francisco de Macorís?
The wettest day measured in San Francisco de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Francisco de Macorís?
The windiest day measured in San Francisco de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Francisco de Macorís?
The warmest month in San Francisco de Macorís is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in San Francisco de Macorís?
San Francisco de Macorís receives on average 770 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Francisco de Macorís?
San Francisco de Macorís gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Francisco de Macorís?
Yes: San Francisco de Macorís has on average 252 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Francisco de Macorís?
In San Francisco de Macorís, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 13 September 2023, and the lowest was 12.0 °C on 14 January 2008.
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