Climate averages 1991–2020
San Pedro de Macorís weather
in May.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in San Pedro de Macorís: daytime highs average 29.4°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 85 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 59 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is La Romana (36 km away). In May its highs average 30.5°C, 1.2°C warmer than San Pedro de Macorís, with 84 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in the Dominican Republic, San Pedro de Macorís ranks 5th of 14 for the warmest May highs and 4th of 14 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 14 cities is 29.4°C; San Pedro de Macorís is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 85 mm to 65 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- La Romana in MayDominican Republic · 36 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 84 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Este in MayDominican Republic · 57 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 23.0°C · 113 mm rain
- Santo Domingo in MayDominican Republic · 62 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 120 mm rain
- Salvaleón de Higüey in MayDominican Republic · 66 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.1°C · 98 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Oeste in MayDominican Republic · 73 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.0°C · 120 mm rain
- San Cristóbal in MayDominican Republic · 84 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 120 mm rain
- Punta Cana in MayDominican Republic · 96 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 24.9°C · 100 mm rain
- Bonao in MayDominican Republic · 128 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 21.4°C · 253 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.