Climate averages 1991–2020
Bonao weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Bonao: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 133 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes October a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Vega (33 km away). In October its highs average 30.5°C, 0.9°C warmer than Bonao, with 68 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in the Dominican Republic, Bonao ranks 6th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 13th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.6°C; Bonao is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 133 mm to 115 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bonao climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 75 | 14.1 | 11.111 h |
| February | 26.9°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 70 | 12.8 | 11.512 h |
| March | 27.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 115 | 15.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.4°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 170 | 19.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 253 | 23.2 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 132 | 19.9 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.2°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 105 | 21.0 | 13.213 h |
| August | 30.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 125 | 21.8 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 149 | 21.9 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 29.5°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 133 | 20.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 115 | 17.4 | 11.311 h |
| December | 26.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 73 | 13.5 | 11.011 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- La Vega in OctoberDominican Republic · 33 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 68 mm rain
- San Francisco de Macorís in OctoberDominican Republic · 43 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 66 mm rain
- Santiago de los Caballeros in OctoberDominican Republic · 64 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 81 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Oeste in OctoberDominican Republic · 65 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 115 mm rain
- San Cristóbal in OctoberDominican Republic · 67 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 115 mm rain
- Santo Domingo in OctoberDominican Republic · 76 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 115 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Este in OctoberDominican Republic · 78 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 135 mm rain
- San Juan de la Maguana in OctoberDominican Republic · 87 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 20.8°C · 104 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bonao) is explained once on the Bonao year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.