Jarabacoa weather in May

In May, Jarabacoa sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 282 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Jarabacoa's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jarabacoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
282 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Jarabacoa is settlement in the La Vega Province, Dominican Repuclic.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical May day in Jarabacoa reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Jarabacoa weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 13°5512.5116.3
Feb21° / 13°5511.111.46.4
Mar22° / 14°1101511.96.0
Apr23° / 15°17219.812.45.2
May23° / 16°28224.912.94.5
Jun24° / 17°17622.413.14.8
Jul24° / 17°11622.3135.1
Aug24° / 17°15923.412.64.8
Sep24° / 17°19923.912.14.7
Oct24° / 16°15921.711.65.0
Nov22° / 15°10216.811.15.6
Dec21° / 14°5511.610.96.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53268
63169
73070
82971
92971
102773
112674
122674
132575
142377
152377
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Jarabacoa gets around 282 mm of rain over 24.9 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
373
474
574
675
776
877
978
1078
1179
1280
1381
1481
1582
1682
1783
1883
1983
2083
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2283
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2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2983
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3182

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1131653
2131653
3130663
4129673
5128683
6027694
7026704
8024715
9023725
10021736
11020746
12018757
13017758
14015778
15014779
160127810
170117811
180107911
19097912
20087913
21087913
22078013
23068014
24068014
25058114
26058015
27058015
28058015
29048016
30048016
31048016

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
55calm
65calm
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125calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:197:00
212.76:197:01
312.76:187:01
412.76:177:01
512.76:177:02
612.86:167:02
712.86:167:02
812.86:157:03
912.86:157:03
1012.86:147:03
1112.86:147:04
1212.86:137:04
1312.96:137:05
1412.96:137:05
1512.96:127:05
1612.96:127:06
1712.96:117:06
1812.96:117:07
1912.96:117:07
2012.96:107:07
2113.06:107:08
2213.06:107:08
2313.06:107:09
2413.06:097:09
2513.06:097:09
2613.06:097:10
2713.06:097:10
2813.06:097:10
2913.06:087:11
3013.06:087:11
3113.16:087:12

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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145.6Bright
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315.7Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Jarabacoa?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Jarabacoa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jarabacoa in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Jarabacoa sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Jarabacoa in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jarabacoa peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Jarabacoa in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jarabacoa is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (February, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2131 µg/m³Feb 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jarabacoa?

Jarabacoa sits at 19.1°N, 70.6°W, 552 m above sea level, in Dominican Republic. The nearest listed city is La Vega, 16 km away.

ConstanzaBonaoMocaSalcedoSantiago de los CaballerosTamborilSan Francisco de Macorís

Topography around Jarabacoa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jarabacoa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jarabacoa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 569 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,674 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,072 m.

The land around Jarabacoa is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
436 m
16 km
1,674 m
80 km
3,072 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: La Vega 16 km · Constanza 26 km · Bonao 31 km · Moca 33 km · Salcedo 37 km · Santiago de los Caballeros 38 km · Tamboril 41 km · San Francisco de Macorís 45 km

Dominican Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$11,059
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
10.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
64.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 503

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jarabacoa (19.1168°, -70.6359°, elevation 552 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).