Best time to go to, climate and weather Dominican Republic
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for the Dominican Republic
Best time to visit and weather Dominican Republic
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Best time to visit and weather Dominican Republic
The best time to go to the Dominican Republic is from january until april and december, in which you have a warm temperature and little till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in the Dominican Republic is 32° in july and the lowest is 29° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in the Dominican Republic or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 29° | 57 mm | |
| Feb | 29° | 58 mm | |
| Mar | 29° | 62 mm | |
| Apr | 30° | 106 mm | |
| May | 30° | 253 mm | |
| Jun | 31° | 180 mm | |
| Jul | 32° | 222 mm | |
| Aug | 32° | 232 mm | |
| Sep | 32° | 149 mm | |
| Oct | 32° | 153 mm | |
| Nov | 31° | 148 mm | |
| Dec | 30° | 79 mm |
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- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of the Dominican Republic? Go to the full climate information about the Dominican Republic
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to the Dominican Republic indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for the Dominican Republic.
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Hotels and apartments in the Dominican Republic
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Climate Dominican Republic
Climate Dominican Republic
In the Dominican Republic there are 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate and tropical wet and dry or savanna climate. The average annual temperature for the Dominican Republic is 31° degrees and there is 1699 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 51 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for the Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 29° | 22° | 57 mm | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Feb | 29° | 22° | 58 mm | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Mar | 29° | 23° | 62 mm | 23 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Apr | 30° | 24° | 106 mm | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| May | 30° | 25° | 253 mm | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Jun | 31° | 26° | 180 mm | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Jul | 32° | 26° | 222 mm | 27 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Aug | 32° | 26° | 232 mm | 25 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep | 32° | 26° | 149 mm | 24 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct | 32° | 26° | 153 mm | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov | 31° | 24° | 148 mm | 24 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Dec | 30° | 23° | 79 mm | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 29° in january in the Dominican Republic and at least around 22° degrees. In january there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 57 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 29° in february in the Dominican Republic and at least around 22° degrees. In february there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 58 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 29° in march in the Dominican Republic and at least around 23° degrees. In march there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 62 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 30° in april in the Dominican Republic and at least around 24° degrees. In april there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 106 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 30° in may in the Dominican Republic and at least around 25° degrees. In may there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 253 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 31° in june in the Dominican Republic and at least around 26° degrees. In june there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 180 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 32° in july in the Dominican Republic and at least around 26° degrees. In july there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 222 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 32° in august in the Dominican Republic and at least around 26° degrees. In august there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 232 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 32° in september in the Dominican Republic and at least around 26° degrees. In september there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 149 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 32° in october in the Dominican Republic and at least around 26° degrees. In october there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 153 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 31° in november in the Dominican Republic and at least around 24° degrees. In november there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 148 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 30° in december in the Dominican Republic and at least around 23° degrees. In december there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 79 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in the Dominican Republic.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Dominican Republic
Weather statistics Dominican Republic
View all weather statistics from the Dominican Republic per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between the Dominican Republic and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Dominican Republic
About the Dominican Republic
Time difference Dominican Republic
Vaccinations Dominican Republic
Reisadvies
Currency Dominican Republic
14 day weather forecast Dominican Republic
The weather for the Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic will be 30° till 23° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° |
| Min (°C) | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 20° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 15% | 25% | 45% | 15% | 0% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0.1mm | 1.8mm | 4.7mm | 1.0mm | 0mm | 0.1mm |
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| UV-index | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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| Max (°C) | 27° | 29° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 23° |
| Min (°C) | 21° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 21° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 50% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 6.5mm | 1.3mm | 0.9mm | 0mm | 0.2mm | 0mm | 0.2mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
About the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is in the continental part Noord-Amerika and the capital is Santo Domingo. It is 48.730 km² with 1.288 km of coastline and has a population of 10.169.172. In terms of area, the country is 5x as small as United Kingdom. If you want to call the Dominican Republic you have to use +1809 or 001809 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +18095012457809 or 0018095012457809.
The Dominican Republic is in a straight line at 7.020 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 9 hour and 40 min.
Time difference Dominican Republic
In the Dominican Republic it is now 09:14 hour in the morning on sunday 20 january 2019. That is 4 hour earlier than in United Kingdom. The time zone of the Dominican Republic is America/Santo_Domingo and the Greenwich time is UTC-04.
Vaccinations Dominican Republic
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in the Dominican Republic.
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
- ZIKA-virus
Reisadvies Dominican Republic
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
Dit reisadvies is opnieuw beoordeeld. Informatie in de rubrieken ‘Algemeen’ en ‘Lokale wetten, regels en gebruiken’ is bijgewerkt.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor the Dominican Republic op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Dominican Republic
In the Dominican Republic the Dominicaanse peso is used to pay.
Exchange rate Dominicaanse peso op 20 january 2019
1 Dominicaanse peso = € 0,02 euro
100 Dominicaanse peso = € 1,76 euro
1 euro = 56,91 Dominicaanse peso
100 euro = 5.690,94 Dominicaanse peso
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
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