Climate averages 1991–2020
Salvaleón de Higüey weather
in April.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Salvaleón de Higüey: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 33 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Punta Cana (32 km away). In April its highs average 27.0°C, 1.8°C cooler than Salvaleón de Higüey, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in the Dominican Republic, Salvaleón de Higüey ranks 10th of 14 for the warmest April highs and 4th of 14 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 14 cities is 29.0°C; Salvaleón de Higüey is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 49 mm to 98 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
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, selected | 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
April in nearby cities
- Punta Cana in AprilDominican Republic · 32 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 51 mm rain
- La Romana in AprilDominican Republic · 35 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 41 mm rain
- San Pedro de Macorís in AprilDominican Republic · 66 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 36 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Este in AprilDominican Republic · 121 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 57 mm rain
- Santo Domingo in AprilDominican Republic · 126 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.6°C · 62 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Oeste in AprilDominican Republic · 137 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.2°C · 62 mm rain
- San Cristóbal in AprilDominican Republic · 149 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 62 mm rain
- Mayagüez in AprilPuerto Rico · 172 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.5°C · 36 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 Salvaleón de Higüey) is explained once on the Salvaleón de Higüey year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.