Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Cruz de Barahona weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Santa Cruz de Barahona: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 100 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Juan de la Maguana (68 km away). In October its highs average 28.8°C, 0.8°C cooler than Santa Cruz de Barahona, with 104 mm of rain.
Among the 14 cities listed in the Dominican Republic, Santa Cruz de Barahona ranks 5th of 14 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 14 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 14 cities is 29.6°C; Santa Cruz de Barahona is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 100 mm to 46 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- San Juan de la Maguana in OctoberDominican Republic · 68 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 20.8°C · 104 mm rain
- San Cristóbal in OctoberDominican Republic · 107 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 115 mm rain
- Bonao in OctoberDominican Republic · 109 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 21.8°C · 133 mm rain
- Santo Domingo Oeste in OctoberDominican Republic · 121 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 115 mm rain
- Croix-des-Bouquets in OctoberHaiti · 126 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 208 mm rain
- La Vega in OctoberDominican Republic · 127 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 68 mm rain
- Pétionville in OctoberHaiti · 130 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 208 mm rain
- Santo Domingo in OctoberDominican Republic · 131 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 115 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.