Weather in Dominican Republic

Weather is mild throughout the year, with minimum daily temperatures near 20 degrees Celsius and maximum temperatures at approximately 30ºC. Average annual rainfall is variable because of the mountains. In Santiago, the annual rainfall amounts to 1,021 mm or roughly 40 inches of annual rainfall. In Santo Domingo, the annual rainfall is slightly higher at 1,447 mm per year (57 inches per year).

Hurricanes seem to avoid the North Coast, tending instead to track through the Bahamas or pass to the south side of the island. In fact, Luperon, on the North Coast is known as a Hurricane hole, during Hurricane season some boaters like to wait out inclement weather in its protected bays.

According to National Weather Service data, only two Hurricanes have struck the North Coast in the last 100 years. One hurricane was a category one and the other a category three.

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