Climate averages 1991–2020
San Pedro de Macorís weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in San Pedro de Macorís: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Romana (36 km away). In December its highs average 28.8°C, 0.6°C warmer than San Pedro de Macorís, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in the Dominican Republic, San Pedro de Macorís ranks 2nd of 14 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 14 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 14 cities is 27.7°C; San Pedro de Macorís is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 23 mm to 17 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
San Pedro de Macorís climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 17 | 4.1 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 14 | 3.4 | 11.512 h |
| March | 28.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 20 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 36 | 7.6 | 12.613 h |
| May | 29.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 85 | 13.9 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 65 | 12.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.8°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 67 | 12.2 | 13.113 h |
| August | 30.7°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 92 | 14.5 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.1°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 122 | 17.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 101 | 17.5 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 67 | 12.2 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 28.2°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 23 | 5.1 | 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
- La Romana in DecemberDominican Republic · 36 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Este in DecemberDominican Republic · 57 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 42 mm rain
- Santo Domingo in DecemberDominican Republic · 62 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 39 mm rain
- Salvaleón de Higüey in DecemberDominican Republic · 66 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 37 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Oeste in DecemberDominican Republic · 73 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 39 mm rain
- San Cristóbal in DecemberDominican Republic · 84 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Punta Cana in DecemberDominican Republic · 96 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 52 mm rain
- Bonao in DecemberDominican Republic · 128 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 73 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 San Pedro de Macorís) is explained once on the San Pedro de Macorís year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.