Climate averages 1991–2020
Salvaleón de Higüey weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Salvaleón de Higüey: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 22.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 02 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Punta Cana (32 km away). In December its highs average 26.5°C, 0.8°C cooler than Salvaleón de Higüey, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in the Dominican Republic, Salvaleón de Higüey ranks joint 11th of 14 for the warmest December highs and joint 5th of 14 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 14 cities is 27.7°C; Salvaleón de Higüey is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 37 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Punta Cana in DecemberDominican Republic · 32 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 52 mm rain
- La Romana in DecemberDominican Republic · 35 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 22 mm rain
- San Pedro de Macorís in DecemberDominican Republic · 66 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Este in DecemberDominican Republic · 121 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 42 mm rain
- Santo Domingo in DecemberDominican Republic · 126 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 39 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Oeste in DecemberDominican Republic · 137 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 39 mm rain
- San Cristóbal in DecemberDominican Republic · 149 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Mayagüez in DecemberPuerto Rico · 172 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 18 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.