Santa Cruz de El Seibo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Santa Cruz de El Seibo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,163 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The hottest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2023, reaching 33.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The coldest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1956, at 14.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Almost never: Santa Cruz de El Seibo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Santa Cruz de El Seibo warmed?

Yes: Santa Cruz de El Seibo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The wettest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2008, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The windiest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The warmest month in Santa Cruz de El Seibo is August (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Santa Cruz de El Seibo receives on average 1,163 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Santa Cruz de El Seibo gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santa Cruz de El Seibo (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,163 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Santa Cruz de El Seibo averages 0 frost days, 123 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 212 rainy days per year.

Santa Cruz de El Seibo 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 33.9 °C (on 31 August 2023) and the coldest 14.4 °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

Santa Cruz de El SeiboEl Seíbo

coords: 18.76°, -69.04°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

25.4°C

Average daily high

29.1°C

Average daily low

22.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,163mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

13.4km/h

Seasonal range

3.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

123 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

212 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.4 °C

Average feels-like low

26.1 °C

Average peak gust

33.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

346 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 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

19402025

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

33.9 °C

31 August 2023

Coldest day

14.4 °C

8 January 1956

Wettest day

143 mm

23 September 2008

Windiest day

56.9 km/h

22 September 1998

Strongest gust

139.3 km/h

22 September 1998

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

14 September 2024

Coldest feels-like

14.5 °C

8 January 1956

Sunniest day

13.0 h

1 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.8 °C15 September 2025	16.5 °C30 December 2025	26.4 °C	1,059 mm	196
2024	33.4 °C21 May 2024	18.3 °C24 February 2024	26.8 °C	1,421 mm	221
2023	33.9 °C31 August 2023	17.3 °C19 January 2023	26.6 °C	1,059 mm	220
2022	32.7 °C17 September 2022	17.6 °C29 January 2022	25.9 °C	1,198 mm	173
2021	33.4 °C4 September 2021	18.2 °C5 January 2021	25.9 °C	869 mm	181
2020	33.1 °C3 July 2020	19.2 °C1 April 2020	26.2 °C	1,018 mm	183
2019	33.3 °C28 September 2019	18.6 °C16 January 2019	26.0 °C	926 mm	173
2018	33.3 °C27 July 2018	18.0 °C2 March 2018	25.8 °C	920 mm	163
2017	33.0 °C12 September 2017	16.5 °C19 January 2017	26.0 °C	1,338 mm	171
2016	32.5 °C27 July 2016	19.5 °C5 February 2016	26.0 °C	1,396 mm	165
2015	33.5 °C27 September 2015	19.2 °C21 January 2015	26.2 °C	646 mm	194
2014	32.8 °C27 July 2014	18.0 °C10 December 2014	25.9 °C	816 mm	167
2013	32.9 °C29 September 2013	18.9 °C13 February 2013	25.7 °C	1,063 mm	126
2012	32.9 °C20 June 2012	19.1 °C18 February 2012	25.7 °C	1,145 mm	149
2011	32.4 °C10 June 2011	18.6 °C2 March 2011	25.5 °C	1,255 mm	123
2010	32.8 °C2 September 2010	17.4 °C9 March 2010	25.9 °C	1,394 mm	164
2009	32.8 °C17 October 2009	18.0 °C2 January 2009	25.7 °C	965 mm	144
2008	32.9 °C6 August 2008	18.0 °C27 January 2008	25.4 °C	1,327 mm	121
2007	33.3 °C22 June 2007	18.3 °C29 January 2007	25.8 °C	1,345 mm	169
2006	33.0 °C23 August 2006	18.2 °C7 January 2006	25.8 °C	1,054 mm	160
2005	32.8 °C17 June 2005	16.6 °C11 February 2005	25.7 °C	1,483 mm	185
2004	32.4 °C8 August 2004	18.1 °C19 February 2004	25.6 °C	1,100 mm	134
2003	32.3 °C14 September 2003	19.5 °C28 January 2003	25.7 °C	1,074 mm	160
2002	32.5 °C13 July 2002	18.9 °C24 February 2002	25.8 °C	773 mm	170
2001	32.6 °C17 July 2001	18.7 °C1 March 2001	25.5 °C	996 mm	153
2000	32.7 °C28 July 2000	15.5 °C20 January 2000	25.3 °C	849 mm	127
1999	32.4 °C23 August 1999	17.9 °C18 February 1999	25.1 °C	1,277 mm	134
1998	32.8 °C11 September 1998	19.8 °C14 February 1998	25.8 °C	1,229 mm	155
1997	33.2 °C29 May 1997	18.2 °C1 February 1997	25.8 °C	695 mm	217
1996	33.0 °C2 September 1996	18.1 °C17 December 1996	25.0 °C	1,285 mm	109
1995	33.7 °C30 June 1995	17.8 °C28 March 1995	25.6 °C	891 mm	161
1994	33.0 °C23 August 1994	19.3 °C30 December 1994	25.5 °C	870 mm	143
1993	32.5 °C4 September 1993	18.3 °C4 March 1993	25.4 °C	1,173 mm	132
1992	31.9 °C30 July 1992	18.8 °C15 January 1992	25.1 °C	1,313 mm	106
1991	32.5 °C14 July 1991	17.3 °C24 December 1991	25.3 °C	886 mm	122
1990	32.5 °C22 May 1990	18.1 °C6 February 1990	25.3 °C	1,102 mm	119
1989	32.5 °C5 August 1989	18.8 °C25 January 1989	25.2 °C	887 mm	86
1988	32.8 °C19 August 1988	18.9 °C28 February 1988	25.2 °C	1,239 mm	101
1987	32.0 °C26 September 1987	18.4 °C24 February 1987	25.5 °C	1,612 mm	102
1986	31.4 °C16 August 1986	17.8 °C23 February 1986	25.1 °C	1,467 mm	35
1985	32.3 °C9 July 1985	17.7 °C8 January 1985	25.0 °C	1,105 mm	94
1984	32.2 °C31 March 1984	18.6 °C1 March 1984	25.1 °C	1,054 mm	76
1983	32.1 °C22 June 1983	19.0 °C8 February 1983	25.7 °C	1,200 mm	130
1982	32.3 °C16 September 1982	18.7 °C25 January 1982	25.1 °C	1,052 mm	108
1981	32.5 °C10 September 1981	18.9 °C12 November 1981	25.4 °C	1,350 mm	128
1980	32.1 °C6 June 1980	17.6 °C16 January 1980	25.8 °C	1,123 mm	159
1979	31.8 °C15 June 1979	18.0 °C7 March 1979	25.2 °C	1,678 mm	92
1978	32.4 °C4 July 1978	18.5 °C14 February 1978	25.5 °C	1,283 mm	111
1977	32.3 °C11 May 1977	19.3 °C25 January 1977	25.6 °C	1,118 mm	86
1976	32.0 °C18 July 1976	17.6 °C29 January 1976	25.3 °C	827 mm	89
1975	31.8 °C6 August 1975	19.3 °C23 December 1975	25.4 °C	1,036 mm	93
1974	31.8 °C22 August 1974	19.5 °C13 March 1974	25.3 °C	1,312 mm	88
1973	32.3 °C6 July 1973	18.2 °C22 December 1973	25.8 °C	1,106 mm	133
1972	32.3 °C23 June 1972	19.0 °C26 December 1972	25.5 °C	1,167 mm	109
1971	32.3 °C7 September 1971	19.3 °C21 November 1971	25.3 °C	1,068 mm	102
1970	31.8 °C8 June 1970	19.0 °C7 February 1970	25.4 °C	1,204 mm	95
1969	32.7 °C27 September 1969	17.7 °C21 February 1969	25.6 °C	1,165 mm	132
1968	32.1 °C26 October 1968	17.1 °C6 February 1968	25.0 °C	860 mm	100
1967	33.2 °C3 September 1967	17.7 °C25 December 1967	25.2 °C	664 mm	127
1966	32.3 °C3 July 1966	18.9 °C27 November 1966	25.1 °C	1,028 mm	122
1965	32.2 °C24 July 1965	17.0 °C12 January 1965	24.9 °C	970 mm	120
1964	32.4 °C9 June 1964	18.2 °C24 December 1964	25.2 °C	991 mm	119
1963	32.5 °C9 September 1963	18.3 °C7 January 1963	25.0 °C	1,391 mm	99
1962	32.3 °C14 August 1962	16.9 °C16 February 1962	24.9 °C	969 mm	122
1961	32.5 °C25 May 1961	18.4 °C29 March 1961	24.8 °C	1,325 mm	87
1960	32.3 °C11 September 1960	19.0 °C21 January 1960	25.0 °C	1,375 mm	125
1959	32.6 °C3 July 1959	19.1 °C13 March 1959	25.2 °C	1,189 mm	118
1958	32.8 °C30 August 1958	17.6 °C25 January 1958	25.7 °C	1,262 mm	171
1957	33.2 °C29 July 1957	17.9 °C12 February 1957	25.5 °C	977 mm	137
1956	32.1 °C18 August 1956	14.4 °C8 January 1956	24.9 °C	1,224 mm	59
1955	31.5 °C11 August 1955	17.4 °C16 January 1955	24.7 °C	1,298 mm	41
1954	31.3 °C21 July 1954	17.9 °C30 January 1954	24.6 °C	1,268 mm	47
1953	32.0 °C12 May 1953	17.5 °C3 January 1953	24.9 °C	1,171 mm	57
1952	32.5 °C5 June 1952	17.6 °C22 December 1952	25.0 °C	1,182 mm	101
1951	33.2 °C10 September 1951	16.9 °C14 March 1951	24.9 °C	1,494 mm	131
1950	31.9 °C31 May 1950	17.8 °C27 February 1950	24.6 °C	1,285 mm	64
1949	32.1 °C2 June 1949	18.1 °C1 January 1949	25.0 °C	1,008 mm	99
1948	31.3 °C10 June 1948	18.0 °C27 February 1948	24.8 °C	1,655 mm	41
1947	32.5 °C19 August 1947	19.0 °C26 January 1947	25.4 °C	1,129 mm	132
1946	31.7 °C25 July 1946	18.6 °C23 February 1946	24.9 °C	1,310 mm	93
1945	31.1 °C6 July 1945	17.1 °C14 January 1945	24.7 °C	1,392 mm	31
1944	32.1 °C5 April 1944	17.3 °C1 March 1944	24.9 °C	1,211 mm	101
1943	31.7 °C4 September 1943	18.1 °C24 January 1943	24.5 °C	1,358 mm	81
1942	31.3 °C29 March 1942	18.4 °C7 February 1942	24.6 °C	1,799 mm	89
1941	31.7 °C28 July 1941	17.8 °C12 January 1941	24.6 °C	1,532 mm	59
1940	32.4 °C28 August 1940	18.0 °C5 March 1940	24.7 °C	1,446 mm	88

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.0 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

196 d/yr

+73

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1059 mm

-104 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.5 °C	+1.2 °C	28 mm	-10 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+0.9 °C	41 mm	+3 mm
Mar	29.7 °C	+1.5 °C	26 mm	-21 mm
Apr	29.4 °C	+0.5 °C	128 mm	+37 mm
May	30.2 °C	+0.7 °C	157 mm	-4 mm
Jun	30.5 °C	+0.3 °C	75 mm	-38 mm
Jul	31.1 °C	+0.7 °C	63 mm	-41 mm
Aug	31.4 °C	+0.9 °C	82 mm	-45 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+1.0 °C	161 mm	+11 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	205 mm	+56 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+1.5 °C	69 mm	-30 mm
Dec	28.7 °C	+1.0 °C	27 mm	-24 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.8 °C

15 Sep 2025

Coldest day

16.5 °C

30 Dec 2025

Wettest day

32.8 mm

25 Sep 2025

Windiest day

25.6 km/h

18 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

59.4 km/h

18 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.6 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.3 °C

30 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

26 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Santa Cruz de El Seibo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,163 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The hottest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2023, reaching 33.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The coldest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1956, at 14.4 °C.

Does it snow in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Almost never: Santa Cruz de El Seibo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Santa Cruz de El Seibo warmed?

Yes: Santa Cruz de El Seibo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The wettest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2008, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The windiest day measured in Santa Cruz de El Seibo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 56.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

The warmest month in Santa Cruz de El Seibo is August (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Santa Cruz de El Seibo receives on average 1,163 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 212 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Santa Cruz de El Seibo gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

Yes: Santa Cruz de El Seibo has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Cruz de El Seibo?

In Santa Cruz de El Seibo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 14 September 2024, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 8 January 1956.

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