San Pedro de Macorís climate — normals and trends
San Pedro de Macorís (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 787 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 (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
San Pedro de Macorís averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
San Pedro de Macorís has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 15 September 2022) and the coldest 18.6 °C (on 19 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
San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macorís
- coords
- 18.45°, -69.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
787mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
46 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
32.2 °C
15 September 2022
Coldest day
18.6 °C
19 January 2000
Wettest day
224 mm
23 September 2008
Windiest day
77.1 km/h
22 September 1998
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
22 September 1998
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
6 September 1997
Coldest feels-like
15.9 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
12.9 h
13 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 20 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 109 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 42 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 64 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 152 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 219 mm | +102 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Pedro de Macorís?
San Pedro de Macorís has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 787 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Pedro de Macorís?
The hottest day measured in San Pedro de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 2022, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Pedro de Macorís?
The coldest day measured in San Pedro de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2000, at 18.6 °C.
Does it snow in San Pedro de Macorís?
Almost never: San Pedro de Macorís sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Pedro de Macorís warmed?
Yes: San Pedro de Macorís warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Pedro de Macorís?
The wettest day measured in San Pedro de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2008, with 224 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Pedro de Macorís?
The windiest day measured in San Pedro de Macorís between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 77.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Pedro de Macorís?
The warmest month in San Pedro de Macorís is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in San Pedro de Macorís?
San Pedro de Macorís receives on average 787 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Pedro de Macorís?
San Pedro de Macorís gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Pedro de Macorís?
Yes: San Pedro de Macorís has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Pedro de Macorís?
In San Pedro de Macorís, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 6 September 1997, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 16 January 2000.
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