Climate
Santiago features a tropical wet and dry climate under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature varies little in the city, because the tropical trade winds help mitigate the heat and humidity throughout the year. December and January are the coolest months and July and August are the warmest. Santiago and the rest of the country are in the Caribbean and have a tropical climate, which, when coupled with the city's altitude, 183 meters above sea level, causes cloudy conditions to persist through much of the year. Whilst the city lies within the Hurricane belt, Santiago is more sheltered than other parts of the country from hurricanes because of its location in the Cibao Valley.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 41.0 (105.8) |
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| Average high °C (°F) | 28.9 (84.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.33 (88.39) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.6 (74.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.95 (78.71) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.55 (68.99) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
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| Rainfall mm (inches) | 55.0 (2.165) |
46.2 (1.819) |
59.2 (2.331) |
109.3 (4.303) |
133.1 (5.24) |
63.7 (2.508) |
56.0 (2.205) |
71.9 (2.831) |
85.3 (3.358) |
109.8 (4.323) |
125.6 (4.945) |
80.0 (3.15) |
995.1 (39.177) |
| Avg. rainy days | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | ||||||
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| Source #2: Temperature Extreme Records | |||||||||||||
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