Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Cruz de Barahona weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 3rd 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 Santa Cruz de Barahona: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Juan de la Maguana (68 km away). In December its highs average 28.0°C, about as warm as Santa Cruz de Barahona, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in the Dominican Republic, Santa Cruz de Barahona ranks 3rd of 14 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 14 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 14 cities is 27.7°C; Santa Cruz de Barahona is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 27.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 19 mm to 11 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
Santa Cruz de Barahona climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 11 | 2.6 | 11.512 h |
| March | 28.3°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 19 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 30 | 5.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 29.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 75 | 10.9 | 13.013 h |
| June | 29.7°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 60 | 10.4 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 48 | 7.2 | 13.113 h |
| August | 30.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 85 | 8.9 | 12.713 h |
| September | 30.3°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 85 | 11.6 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 100 | 12.2 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 46 | 6.8 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 28.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 19 | 2.8 | 11.111 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
- San Juan de la Maguana in DecemberDominican Republic · 68 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 18.3°C · 18 mm rain
- San Cristóbal in DecemberDominican Republic · 107 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 39 mm rain
- Bonao in DecemberDominican Republic · 109 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 73 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Oeste in DecemberDominican Republic · 121 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 39 mm rain
- Croix-des-Bouquets in DecemberHaiti · 126 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 36 mm rain
- La Vega in DecemberDominican Republic · 127 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 19.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Pétionville in DecemberHaiti · 130 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Santo Domingo in DecemberDominican Republic · 131 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.1°C · 39 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 Santa Cruz de Barahona) is explained once on the Santa Cruz de Barahona year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.