CLIMATE TYPE: Tropical Maritime
TRADE WINDS: From the Atlantic Ocean all year
ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE: 77 Degrees F (25 degrees C)
REGIONAL MEAN TEMPERATURE: 64 to 81 F (18 to 27 C)
JANUARY IN SANTO DOMINGO: 75 F average (24 C)
JULY IN SANTO DOMINGO: 81 F average (27 C)
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL: 53 inches
RAINFALL RANGE: 20 inches SW valleys to 100 in the NE mountains
Rain in the North Coast Region
RAINY SEASON: November through January (3 months)
DRY OR LESS RAIN: February through October (9 months)
Rain in Other Dominican Republic Regions
RAINY SEASON: May through November (7 months)
DRY OR LESS RAIN: December through April (5 months)
Hurricane Season in the Dominican Republic
Large tropical storms and hurricanes originating in
the Mid-Atlantic Ocean and Southeast Caribbean Sea
typically occur during the six months between June and November but they
are most common during the three months between August and October.
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