Climate averages 1991–2020
Salvaleón de Higüey weather
by month.
See how the year changes. August has the highest average daily maximum; February has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: February
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Salvaleón de Higüey averages a daytime high of 28.8°C and a nighttime low of 23.0°C, with about 788 mm of rain on roughly 166 days. August is the warmest month (average high 30.3°C) and January the coolest (27.0°C). September (tied with October) is the wettest month with 107 mm; February is the driest with 23 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): February. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Salvaleón de Higüey
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
Salvaleón de Higüey climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 27 | 9.1 | 11.111 h |
| February | 27.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 23 | 7.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 28.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 31 | 8.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.8°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 49 | 12.1 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 98 | 16.0 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 66 | 14.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 72 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| August | 30.3°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 88 | 17.0 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 107 | 18.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 107 | 20.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 82 | 16.0 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.3°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 37 | 11.6 | 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
Nearby cities
- Punta CanaDominican Republic · 32 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 24.9°C · 916 mm rain a year
- La RomanaDominican Republic · 35 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 631 mm rain a year
- San Pedro de MacorísDominican Republic · 66 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.1°C · 709 mm rain a year
- Santo Domingo EsteDominican Republic · 121 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 1,059 mm rain a year
- Santo DomingoDominican Republic · 126 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 973 mm rain a year
- Santo Domingo OesteDominican Republic · 137 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 973 mm rain a year
- San CristóbalDominican Republic · 149 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 973 mm rain a year
- MayagüezPuerto Rico · 172 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 576 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-4, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 18.60°, -68.70° (2 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 18.50°, -68.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.