Tropical Island Bed & Breakfast
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Samana, Dominican Republic
Tropical-IslandBedBreakfast@usa.net
Phone: 809-538-2829 / 809-693-3134
http://www.tropicalislandbb.com/
Weather in the Dominican Republic
Weather in the Dominican Republic varies very slightly throughout the year. The Dominican Republic enjoys a year round privileged maritime climate. Sea breezes refresh the insular territory evening out temperatures to average 23° C in the early mornings and 32° C at noon, all year round. The lowest temperatures occur in the mountain areas near Constanza and the Cordillera Central mountain range (Valle Nuevo and Pico Durarte), where temperatures below freezing point have been registered, though record highs have been registered at the frontier with Haiti at 39°C in the summer. But even in the mountain cities, like Jarabacoa and Constanza, the average temperature ranges from 18°-28°C (66°-84°F)
Unless there is a rare tropical wave or storm in the vicinity, the 300+ day forecast for the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, in general, is "partly sunny or partly cloudy with a posibility of a brief shower," with temperatures around 26°-27°C (80°-84°F) all year.
It rains more frequently on the North Coast than in the South, and the East Coast is the driest. Only very occasionally will a storm be passing by that willb ring more than an afternoon of rain.
December through April are the "cooler" months, when the temperatures may descend to 18°C (66°F) on February mornings. Noon temperatures on those same days are usually up to 28°C (83°F). March through April are the breezy months - time for flying kites!
The hurricane season: August - September peak months. Hurricanes are rare events. Caribbean hurricanes in June and July are rare because the waters are not warm enough to generate the appropriate conditions for strong storms to develop. Historically, big hurricanes have been widely spaced out through the years, and for the most part have hit the less populated southwestern and western coasts of the Dominican Republic. USA Today mentions the Dominican Republic as having a lower possibilty of being affected by a hurricane than Antigua, Jamaida, Bahamas, U.S. Virigin Islands or Puerto Rico.
August and September are also the two hottest months of the year, with temperatures peaking at 32°-34°C (90°-94°F).
November: the wettest month of the year in Samana. Rainstorms in the Caribbean are not like rainstorms in northern latitudes. In the Caribbean, they usually last less than five minutes and then the sun shines again. While many Dominican pedestrians have their umbrellas, Dominicans do not own raincoats; they just step under an overhang, and wait for the rain to pass.
Take note that most of the rain occurs at sunrise or at night. Unless there is a cold front in the area, the average teperatures island-wide will be around 80° - 82°F (26°-27°C), and the weather changes only slightly from season to season in the Dominican Republic. Also, average year round temperatures on the coasts range from 25°-34°C (77°-93°F).
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