Santo Domingo Este climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,139 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santo Domingo Este?

The hottest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2017, reaching 32.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santo Domingo Este?

The coldest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2000, at 18.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santo Domingo Este?

Almost never: Santo Domingo Este sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Santo Domingo Este warmed?

Yes: Santo Domingo Este warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santo Domingo Este?

The wettest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santo Domingo Este?

The windiest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 74.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santo Domingo Este?

The warmest month in Santo Domingo Este is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este receives on average 1,139 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 234 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santo Domingo Este (Dominican Republic) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,139 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Santo Domingo Este averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 234 rainy days per year.

Santo Domingo Este 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 32.5 °C (on 6 September 2017) and the coldest 18.0 °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

Santo Domingo EsteSanto Domingo Province

coords: 18.49°, -69.85°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.8°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,139mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

18.1km/h

Seasonal range

2.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

29 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

234 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

26.9 °C

Average peak gust

29.9 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 = 0.51 · 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

32.5 °C

6 September 2017

Coldest day

18.0 °C

19 January 2000

Wettest day

199 mm

22 September 1998

Windiest day

74.6 km/h

22 September 1998

Strongest gust

118.8 km/h

22 September 1998

Hottest feels-like

39.6 °C

10 September 2023

Coldest feels-like

15.9 °C

16 January 2000

Sunniest day

12.9 h

5 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.2 °C25 August 2025	20.2 °C30 December 2025	26.7 °C	1,253 mm	69
2024	31.8 °C21 July 2024	20.7 °C23 February 2024	27.0 °C	1,359 mm	121
2023	32.5 °C23 June 2023	19.5 °C17 January 2023	26.8 °C	1,191 mm	118
2022	31.9 °C15 September 2022	20.8 °C13 December 2022	26.1 °C	1,214 mm	50
2021	31.7 °C6 September 2021	20.3 °C5 January 2021	26.3 °C	899 mm	55
2020	32.1 °C29 July 2020	21.2 °C10 March 2020	26.5 °C	1,078 mm	67
2019	31.7 °C27 July 2019	21.2 °C9 January 2019	26.4 °C	883 mm	46
2018	31.0 °C8 July 2018	19.6 °C2 March 2018	26.0 °C	1,072 mm	36
2017	32.5 °C6 September 2017	19.4 °C19 January 2017	26.3 °C	1,185 mm	51
2016	31.9 °C29 September 2016	21.3 °C5 February 2016	26.4 °C	1,322 mm	53
2015	31.9 °C27 August 2015	21.8 °C21 January 2015	26.5 °C	686 mm	57
2014	31.1 °C13 September 2014	21.5 °C5 March 2014	26.2 °C	730 mm	35
2013	31.6 °C24 August 2013	20.7 °C3 February 2013	26.1 °C	1,018 mm	32
2012	31.8 °C22 August 2012	20.9 °C18 February 2012	26.0 °C	1,171 mm	41
2011	31.7 °C21 August 2011	20.4 °C11 March 2011	25.9 °C	1,250 mm	28
2010	31.8 °C17 September 2010	19.4 °C9 March 2010	26.4 °C	1,219 mm	65
2009	31.3 °C5 July 2009	19.6 °C19 February 2009	26.0 °C	890 mm	46
2008	31.7 °C14 August 2008	19.4 °C30 January 2008	25.8 °C	1,152 mm	35
2007	31.8 °C2 August 2007	21.0 °C20 January 2007	26.1 °C	1,365 mm	35
2006	31.4 °C28 July 2006	20.3 °C10 March 2006	26.2 °C	1,038 mm	42
2005	32.0 °C29 July 2005	19.8 °C21 January 2005	26.1 °C	1,391 mm	44
2004	31.2 °C27 August 2004	20.2 °C26 January 2004	25.9 °C	1,073 mm	33
2003	30.9 °C25 September 2003	20.6 °C29 December 2003	26.2 °C	1,083 mm	35
2002	31.3 °C14 September 2002	20.9 °C21 February 2002	26.2 °C	807 mm	30
2001	32.3 °C29 July 2001	20.3 °C27 February 2001	26.0 °C	905 mm	45
2000	31.4 °C21 August 2000	18.0 °C19 January 2000	25.6 °C	775 mm	27
1999	31.3 °C11 September 1999	19.5 °C17 February 1999	25.6 °C	991 mm	30
1998	32.0 °C18 August 1998	21.5 °C10 February 1998	26.3 °C	1,357 mm	63
1997	32.2 °C7 September 1997	20.9 °C1 February 1997	26.2 °C	810 mm	64
1996	32.1 °C8 July 1996	20.0 °C17 December 1996	25.6 °C	1,191 mm	22
1995	31.8 °C5 September 1995	20.1 °C15 March 1995	26.0 °C	1,022 mm	38
1994	31.4 °C31 August 1994	21.3 °C30 December 1994	25.9 °C	859 mm	28
1993	31.3 °C21 July 1993	20.3 °C4 February 1993	25.8 °C	1,226 mm	25
1992	30.8 °C28 August 1992	20.9 °C15 January 1992	25.6 °C	1,198 mm	7
1991	30.8 °C8 August 1991	19.5 °C24 December 1991	25.7 °C	969 mm	15
1990	31.7 °C27 August 1990	20.3 °C9 December 1990	25.8 °C	1,298 mm	36
1989	31.2 °C18 September 1989	20.6 °C30 March 1989	25.4 °C	936 mm	17
1988	30.9 °C3 August 1988	20.0 °C28 February 1988	25.6 °C	1,291 mm	13
1987	31.3 °C28 August 1987	21.0 °C3 January 1987	25.9 °C	1,586 mm	24
1986	30.5 °C27 August 1986	20.6 °C6 February 1986	25.4 °C	1,484 mm	11
1985	30.9 °C24 August 1985	20.3 °C9 February 1985	25.4 °C	1,076 mm	14
1984	30.6 °C13 July 1984	20.2 °C20 December 1984	25.4 °C	1,012 mm	6
1983	30.6 °C10 September 1983	21.3 °C16 January 1983	25.8 °C	1,107 mm	10
1982	30.6 °C11 September 1982	20.1 °C25 January 1982	25.3 °C	1,081 mm	7
1981	31.0 °C29 July 1981	20.7 °C20 January 1981	25.7 °C	1,235 mm	12
1980	30.7 °C29 June 1980	20.0 °C21 January 1980	25.9 °C	1,071 mm	14
1979	30.9 °C13 August 1979	20.1 °C26 December 1979	25.6 °C	1,591 mm	21
1978	31.1 °C31 July 1978	19.7 °C14 February 1978	25.7 °C	1,237 mm	12
1977	30.5 °C17 August 1977	21.2 °C25 January 1977	25.8 °C	1,284 mm	6
1976	30.0 °C3 September 1976	19.4 °C29 January 1976	25.3 °C	832 mm	1
1975	30.5 °C16 July 1975	20.4 °C27 December 1975	25.4 °C	1,023 mm	8
1974	30.2 °C16 August 1974	20.3 °C30 April 1974	25.2 °C	1,285 mm	5
1973	31.3 °C14 August 1973	19.9 °C22 December 1973	25.8 °C	1,083 mm	7
1972	30.7 °C26 July 1972	20.0 °C13 March 1972	25.7 °C	1,099 mm	12
1971	30.7 °C19 June 1971	20.2 °C22 January 1971	25.5 °C	927 mm	6
1970	31.1 °C20 August 1970	20.0 °C4 March 1970	25.8 °C	1,161 mm	14
1969	31.4 °C18 July 1969	20.2 °C21 February 1969	26.0 °C	1,115 mm	10
1968	31.1 °C12 September 1968	19.4 °C31 January 1968	25.5 °C	838 mm	10
1967	31.5 °C9 September 1967	20.1 °C22 March 1967	25.7 °C	663 mm	27
1966	32.1 °C26 August 1966	20.5 °C7 February 1966	25.8 °C	1,091 mm	26
1965	31.0 °C29 August 1965	19.3 °C12 January 1965	25.6 °C	903 mm	20
1964	31.5 °C3 September 1964	20.2 °C23 December 1964	25.8 °C	976 mm	27
1963	31.1 °C12 September 1963	20.6 °C6 January 1963	25.7 °C	1,380 mm	21
1962	31.4 °C25 July 1962	19.6 °C15 February 1962	25.6 °C	930 mm	18
1961	30.9 °C7 August 1961	20.5 °C29 March 1961	25.5 °C	1,441 mm	14
1960	31.6 °C5 September 1960	20.8 °C7 December 1960	25.8 °C	1,241 mm	33
1959	31.7 °C2 September 1959	21.4 °C9 January 1959	25.8 °C	1,152 mm	28
1958	31.5 °C25 April 1958	19.6 °C6 February 1958	26.2 °C	1,326 mm	53
1957	31.5 °C30 July 1957	20.2 °C12 March 1957	26.0 °C	1,005 mm	56
1956	31.2 °C11 August 1956	18.6 °C11 January 1956	25.4 °C	1,194 mm	18
1955	30.9 °C5 August 1955	19.4 °C16 January 1955	25.3 °C	1,149 mm	9
1954	30.7 °C29 July 1954	20.4 °C30 January 1954	25.3 °C	1,469 mm	10
1953	31.7 °C3 September 1953	20.1 °C3 January 1953	25.7 °C	1,042 mm	17
1952	30.9 °C4 August 1952	20.1 °C18 January 1952	25.8 °C	1,025 mm	23
1951	31.2 °C15 August 1951	19.1 °C22 February 1951	25.5 °C	1,404 mm	18
1950	31.5 °C12 August 1950	20.2 °C5 February 1950	25.3 °C	1,054 mm	20
1949	31.2 °C10 August 1949	20.1 °C12 January 1949	25.5 °C	1,110 mm	20
1948	30.6 °C22 August 1948	20.0 °C27 February 1948	25.6 °C	1,789 mm	7
1947	31.3 °C17 August 1947	21.1 °C19 February 1947	26.0 °C	1,109 mm	36
1946	31.0 °C15 August 1946	20.7 °C6 February 1946	25.5 °C	1,226 mm	22
1945	30.7 °C2 August 1945	19.9 °C14 January 1945	25.3 °C	1,320 mm	5
1944	31.4 °C14 August 1944	19.8 °C6 December 1944	25.6 °C	1,145 mm	22
1943	31.0 °C17 September 1943	20.5 °C24 January 1943	25.2 °C	1,337 mm	8
1942	30.7 °C3 August 1942	19.9 °C5 February 1942	25.4 °C	1,412 mm	15
1941	30.9 °C12 August 1941	19.1 °C14 January 1941	25.4 °C	1,351 mm	10
1940	31.2 °C5 August 1940	20.0 °C4 March 1940	25.5 °C	1,384 mm	22

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?

Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.9 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

69 d/yr

+40

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1253 mm

+114 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.8 °C	+0.8 °C	39 mm	+4 mm
Feb	27.9 °C	+1.0 °C	38 mm	+3 mm
Mar	28.1 °C	+0.9 °C	38 mm	-1 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+0.7 °C	66 mm	+1 mm
May	28.7 °C	+0.7 °C	158 mm	+22 mm
Jun	29.6 °C	+0.9 °C	80 mm	-54 mm
Jul	29.8 °C	+0.5 °C	78 mm	-50 mm
Aug	30.4 °C	+1.0 °C	68 mm	-75 mm
Sep	29.7 °C	+0.6 °C	201 mm	+54 mm
Oct	29.3 °C	+0.6 °C	352 mm	+206 mm
Nov	28.9 °C	+0.7 °C	104 mm	+19 mm
Dec	27.9 °C	+0.5 °C	31 mm	-15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.2 °C

25 Aug 2025

Coldest day

20.2 °C

30 Dec 2025

Wettest day

82.9 mm

24 Oct 2025

Windiest day

34.5 km/h

18 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

56.5 km/h

18 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

25 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.2 °C

26 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

5 Jun 2025

What was the weather like that day?

Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.

Date

Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,139 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santo Domingo Este?

The hottest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2017, reaching 32.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santo Domingo Este?

The coldest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 2000, at 18.0 °C.

Does it snow in Santo Domingo Este?

Almost never: Santo Domingo Este sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Santo Domingo Este warmed?

Yes: Santo Domingo Este warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santo Domingo Este?

The wettest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santo Domingo Este?

The windiest day measured in Santo Domingo Este between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1998, with winds reaching 74.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santo Domingo Este?

The warmest month in Santo Domingo Este is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este receives on average 1,139 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 234 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santo Domingo Este?

Yes: Santo Domingo Este has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santo Domingo Este?

In Santo Domingo Este, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 10 September 2023, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 16 January 2000.

Compare Santo Domingo Este with another city

Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.

Nearby cities

The climate around Santo Domingo Este

Other cities — Dominican Republic

All cities in Dominican Republic →