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Best time to visit Santo Domingo

February is the best time to visit Santo Domingo for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 74/100
A beach holiday February sea 27 °C
The least cloud February 36 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 31 mm
Warmth July 30 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 74 28 °C 10 85
2 January 72 28 °C 11 82
3 March 70 28 °C 12 81
4 December 70 28 °C 12 80
5 April 62 29 °C 15 73
6 November 61 28 °C 15 71
7 May 52 29 °C 20 71
8 October 51 29 °C 21 68
9 June 50 30 °C 21 69
10 September 48 30 °C 20 67
11 July 48 30 °C 21 68
12 August 48 30 °C 21 67

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 28 °C 38 % 82
February 27 °C 28 °C 36 % 85
March 27 °C 28 °C 41 % 81
April 27 °C 29 °C 46 % 73
May 28 °C 29 °C 63 % 71
June 28 °C 30 °C 64 % 69
July 28 °C 30 °C 57 % 68
August 29 °C 30 °C 60 % 67
September 29 °C 30 °C 62 % 67
October 29 °C 29 °C 60 % 68
November 28 °C 28 °C 51 % 71
December 28 °C 28 °C 41 % 80

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.5 °C 33 mm 38 %
February 28.0 °C 31 mm 36 %
March 28.5 °C 39 mm 41 %
April 29.1 °C 63 mm 46 %
May 29.3 °C 120 mm 63 %
June 29.8 °C 109 mm 64 %
July 30.3 °C 112 mm 57 %
August 30.3 °C 131 mm 60 %
September 29.9 °C 127 mm 62 %
October 29.3 °C 117 mm 60 %
November 28.3 °C 77 mm 51 %
December 27.8 °C 42 mm 41 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.