Santo Domingo weather in May
Planning a journey to Santo Domingo this May 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 Santo Domingo in May?
Santo Domingo is a region in the Dominican Republic. May in Santo Domingo generally has very warm temperatures, with high precipitation.
You can expect very warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 30°C and nighttime temperatures around 24°C in Santo Domingo. The temperatures mentioned for daytime and nighttime are general averages. However there can be days that surpass these temperatures. So equip yourself with clothing that can handle the potential heat.
May is a rainy month with an average rainfall of around 129 mm in Santo Domingo. Meanwhile, Santo Domingo enjoys approximately 231 hours of sunshine, offering a mostly sunny climate that adds a pleasant and vibrant feel to the month.
To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Santo Domingo in May, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Santo Domingo climate page.
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Average weather in Santo Domingo
In May Santo Domingo generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 30°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and high monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.
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Is May the best time to visit Santo Domingo?
In our opinion, May may not be the ideal time to visit Santo Domingo due to the typically tolerable weather in Santo Domingo.
Generally speaking, January, February, March and December provide perfect weather in Santo Domingo. The weather in May, June, July, August, September and October, on the other hand, tends to be tolerable.
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