San Jose de Ocoa climate — normals and trends
San Jose de Ocoa (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 934 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
San Jose de Ocoa averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
San Jose de Ocoa 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 31.5 °C (on 29 July 2020) and the coldest 14.2 °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
San Jose de OcoaSan José de Ocoa
- coords
- 18.55°, -70.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
26.3°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
934mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
252 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
31.5 °C
29 July 2020
Coldest day
14.2 °C
8 January 1956
Wettest day
169 mm
22 September 1998
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
16 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
13.2 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
12.9 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 25 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 57 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 27.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 101 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 134 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 38 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 43 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 136 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 289 mm | +167 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 55 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Jose de Ocoa?
San Jose de Ocoa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 934 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Jose de Ocoa?
The hottest day measured in San Jose de Ocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2020, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Jose de Ocoa?
The coldest day measured in San Jose de Ocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1956, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in San Jose de Ocoa?
Almost never: San Jose de Ocoa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Jose de Ocoa warmed?
Yes: San Jose de Ocoa warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Jose de Ocoa?
The wettest day measured in San Jose de Ocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Jose de Ocoa?
The windiest day measured in San Jose de Ocoa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Jose de Ocoa?
The warmest month in San Jose de Ocoa is August (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in San Jose de Ocoa?
San Jose de Ocoa receives on average 934 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Jose de Ocoa?
San Jose de Ocoa gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Jose de Ocoa?
Yes: San Jose de Ocoa 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 Jose de Ocoa?
In San Jose de Ocoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 16 August 2025, and the lowest was 13.2 °C on 16 January 2000.
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