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Greater Santo Domingo weather in December

Planning a journey to Greater Santo Domingo this December and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Greater Santo Domingo in December?

Greater Santo Domingo is a region in the Dominican Republic. December in Greater Santo Domingo generally has warm temperatures, with moderate precipitation.

You can expect warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 28°C and nighttime temperatures around 25°C in Punta Cana.

In December, precipitation varies across different areas. From moderate rainfall in San Pedro de Macorís with an average of 39 mm to moderate rainfall in Puerto Plata with 83 mm. The city Punta Cana usually sees around 233 hours of sunlight, indicating many sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Greater Santo Domingo in December, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Greater Santo Domingo climate page.

Where to go in Greater Santo Domingo in December

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Greater Santo Domingo on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in December for the 5 most popular destinations in Greater Santo Domingo?

Punta Cana

In December Punta Cana generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 25°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Punta Cana
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
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29°C 
25°C 
237 hours 
120 mm 
16 days 
28°C 
25°C 
233 hours 
69 mm 
17 days 
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27°C 
24°C 
255 hours 
54 mm 
17 days 
Climate in Punta Cana

Santo Domingo

In December Santo Domingo generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 22°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Santo Domingo
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
30°C 
23°C 
226 hours 
93 mm 
15 days 
29°C 
22°C 
222 hours 
53 mm 
15 days 
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29°C 
21°C 
237 hours 
44 mm 
14 days 
Climate in Santo Domingo

Boca Chica

In December Boca Chica generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Boca Chica
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
29°C 
24°C 
226 hours 
101 mm 
15 days 
29°C 
24°C 
222 hours 
52 mm 
16 days 
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28°C 
23°C 
237 hours 
42 mm 
15 days 
Climate in Boca Chica

San Francisco de Macorís

In December San Francisco de Macorís generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 30°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are pleasant that month.

San Francisco de Macorís
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
31°C 
21°C 
177 hours 
86 mm 
14 days 
30°C 
20°C 
159 hours 
62 mm 
14 days 
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29°C 
19°C 
184 hours 
55 mm 
14 days 
Climate in San Francisco de Macorís

San Pedro de Macorís

In December San Pedro de Macorís generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and moderate monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

San Pedro de Macorís
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
30°C 
25°C 
226 hours 
85 mm 
15 days 
29°C 
24°C 
222 hours 
39 mm 
16 days 
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28°C 
23°C 
237 hours 
31 mm 
15 days 
Climate in San Pedro de Macorís

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Greater Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.

Is December the best time to visit Greater Santo Domingo?

We believe that December is one of the best times to visit Greater Santo Domingo with overall perfect weather in Punta Cana. It's worth noting that weather conditions might differ depending on the location you visit.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in January, February, March, April and December offering mostly perfect weather in Punta Cana. On the other hand, the months of August, September and October tend to have tolerable weather conditions.

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