Climate and average weather in Mao
In Mao, the weather is humid, sweltering, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near sweltering levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around May.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Mao typically varies from 18°C to 34°C, and is rarely below 16°C or above 36°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Mao for warm-weather activities is from late November to late March.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 34°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 18°
- Wettest
- May
- 110 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 26 mm
- Rain / yr
- 654 mm
- 105 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.8–13.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 76 m
- 19.5°N
- Clearest
- Feb
- 35% cloud
Mao weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late November to late March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Mao, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Mao stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is August, with an average high of 34°C and low of 23°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 18°C and high of 28°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 18 |
| Feb | 29 | 19 |
| Mar | 30 | 19 |
| Apr | 30 | 20 |
| May | 31 | 21 |
| Jun | 33 | 22 |
| Jul | 34 | 23 |
| Aug | 34 | 23 |
| Sep | 33 | 22 |
| Oct | 32 | 21 |
| Nov | 30 | 20 |
| Dec | 29 | 19 |
How hot and cold Mao really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Mao feels like about 37°C (around August 5). About 199 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
| Air high (°C) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Air low (°C) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 |
| Feb | 29 | 29 | 18 | 19 |
| Mar | 30 | 30 | 19 | 19 |
| Apr | 32 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| May | 33 | 31 | 21 | 21 |
| Jun | 35 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
| Jul | 36 | 34 | 23 | 23 |
| Aug | 36 | 34 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 36 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
| Oct | 34 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
| Nov | 32 | 30 | 20 | 20 |
| Dec | 30 | 29 | 19 | 19 |
Average hourly temperature in Mao
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 34°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 18°C.
Mao weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 18° | 32 | 5.1 | 11 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 29° / 19° | 28 | 5 | 11.3 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 30° / 19° | 45 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 5.8 |
| Apr | 30° / 20° | 71 | 10.3 | 12.4 | 4.9 |
| May | 31° / 21° | 110 | 15 | 12.9 | 4.0 |
| Jun | 33° / 22° | 53 | 9.2 | 13.2 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 34° / 23° | 26 | 5.5 | 13.1 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 34° / 23° | 47 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 33° / 22° | 75 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 32° / 21° | 84 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 3.9 |
| Nov | 30° / 20° | 54 | 10 | 11.1 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 29° / 19° | 29 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 6.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Mao gets about 654 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.7 months, from around Mar 27 to Jun 16, peaking in May at about 51% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 24.
May is the wettest month by volume, with 110 mm over about 15 wet days; July is the driest, with 26 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 16 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 33 | 18 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 5 |
| Feb | 18 | 5 |
| Mar | 23 | 7 |
| Apr | 35 | 10 |
| May | 47 | 15 |
| Jun | 31 | 9 |
| Jul | 18 | 6 |
| Aug | 25 | 8 |
| Sep | 39 | 12 |
| Oct | 42 | 13 |
| Nov | 33 | 10 |
| Dec | 18 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Mao collects about 654 mm of rain across 105 wet days — roughly 54 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 110 mm, while July is the driest at just 26 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 41% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 32 | 28 | 45 | 71 | 110 | 53 | 26 | 47 | 75 | 84 | 54 | 29 |
| Rain days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 5 |
| Feb | 28 | 5 |
| Mar | 45 | 7 |
| Apr | 71 | 10 |
| May | 110 | 15 |
| Jun | 53 | 9 |
| Jul | 26 | 6 |
| Aug | 47 | 8 |
| Sep | 75 | 12 |
| Oct | 84 | 13 |
| Nov | 54 | 10 |
| Dec | 29 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Mao, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 23 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around May 3. The clearest month is February, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 81% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around May 4 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around November 22. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 51% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 80 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 50 | 49 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 54 | 63 | 76 |
| Cloudier (%) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 50 | 51 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 46 | 37 | 24 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 80 | 20 |
| Feb | 81 | 19 |
| Mar | 80 | 20 |
| Apr | 72 | 28 |
| May | 50 | 50 |
| Jun | 49 | 51 |
| Jul | 63 | 37 |
| Aug | 59 | 41 |
| Sep | 52 | 48 |
| Oct | 54 | 46 |
| Nov | 63 | 37 |
| Dec | 76 | 24 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 10, brings about 13 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:25 | 7:19 | 6:58 | 6:31 | 6:13 | 6:09 | 6:18 | 6:28 | 6:35 | 6:43 | 6:58 | 7:16 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:22 | 6:39 | 6:50 | 6:58 | 7:08 | 7:20 | 7:22 | 7:09 | 6:42 | 6:16 | 6:01 | 6:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.0 | 7:25 | 6:22 |
| Feb | 11.3 | 7:19 | 6:39 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:58 | 6:50 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 6:31 | 6:58 |
| May | 12.9 | 6:13 | 7:08 |
| Jun | 13.2 | 6:09 | 7:20 |
| Jul | 13.1 | 6:18 | 7:22 |
| Aug | 12.7 | 6:28 | 7:09 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:35 | 6:42 |
| Oct | 11.5 | 6:43 | 6:16 |
| Nov | 11.1 | 6:58 | 6:01 |
| Dec | 10.8 | 7:16 | 6:05 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Mao averages about 13 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.8 months, from around Nov 23 to Apr 18. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 20 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is May, down near 8 sunny days — about 57% fewer than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Bright |
| Feb | 18 | Bright |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 14 | Mixed |
| May | 9 | Mixed |
| Jun | 9 | Mixed |
| Jul | 14 | Mixed |
| Aug | 12 | Mixed |
| Sep | 9 | Mixed |
| Oct | 10 | Mixed |
| Nov | 13 | Mixed |
| Dec | 18 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
Mao is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.
The stickiest month is May, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 90% of the time. Even in March, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 12% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Humid (%) | 55 | 57 | 51 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 42 |
| Muggy (%) | 33 | 28 | 36 | 57 | 66 | 67 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 67 | 51 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 11 | 55 | 33 | 0 |
| Feb | 1 | 14 | 57 | 28 | 0 |
| Mar | 1 | 12 | 51 | 36 | 1 |
| Apr | 1 | 4 | 31 | 57 | 7 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 10 | 66 | 24 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 28 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 18 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 26 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 37 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 36 |
| Nov | 0 | 1 | 16 | 67 | 16 |
| Dec | 0 | 5 | 42 | 51 | 2 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Mao is typically calm, near 9 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 2.5 months, from around Jun 15 to Aug 29. The windiest month is July, averaging about 11 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Aug 30 to Dec 7, with October the calmest month at about 7 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | calm |
| Feb | 9 | calm |
| Mar | 9 | calm |
| Apr | 8 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 11 | calm |
| Aug | 10 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | calm |
| Oct | 7 | calm |
| Nov | 8 | calm |
| Dec | 9 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Mao
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Mao sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Best time to visit Mao
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Mao throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid March, Mao is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Mao for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to late March, with a peak score in the second week of January.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.4 |
| Rating | good | good | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | poor | poor | fair | fair | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 | good |
| Feb | 6.4 | good |
| Mar | 5.8 | good |
| Apr | 4.9 | fair |
| May | 4.0 | fair |
| Jun | 3.7 | fair |
| Jul | 3.6 | fair |
| Aug | 3.3 | poor |
| Sep | 3.3 | poor |
| Oct | 3.9 | fair |
| Nov | 5.2 | fair |
| Dec | 6.4 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Mao for hot-weather activities run from late June to mid August and again from early November to late April, with a peak score in the last week of January.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Mao, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Mao packs about the same all year — highs hold near 34°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes and sun protection.
In August, Mao sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Mao
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 26°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | Warm |
| Feb | 26 | Warm |
| Mar | 26 | Warm |
| Apr | 26 | Warm |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 28 | Warm |
| Jul | 28 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Tropical |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Mao by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mao peaks around June 19 at about 12 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Average hourly UV index in Mao
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 7.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 7 | 5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 8 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7 | 5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 5.5 | 2 |
Air quality in Mao by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Mao is worst in June — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 14 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Moderate |
| Feb | 14 | Moderate |
| Mar | 16 | Moderate |
| Apr | 18 | Moderate |
| May | 22 | Moderate |
| Jun | 30 | Moderate |
| Jul | 28 | Moderate |
| Aug | 25 | Moderate |
| Sep | 23 | Moderate |
| Oct | 23 | Moderate |
| Nov | 18 | Moderate |
| Dec | 14 | Moderate |
Growing season
Mao is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Mao banks about 5,767 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 415 | 383 | 443 | 455 | 499 | 520 | 561 | 566 | 526 | 513 | 451 | 433 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 415 |
| Feb | 383 |
| Mar | 443 |
| Apr | 455 |
| May | 499 |
| Jun | 520 |
| Jul | 561 |
| Aug | 566 |
| Sep | 526 |
| Oct | 513 |
| Nov | 451 |
| Dec | 433 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Mao receives about 5.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.2 and 6.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.8 months, from around Mar 6 to Sep 28. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.6 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.3 kWh/m² — roughly 36% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.1 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.2 | Intense |
| May | 6.2 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.6 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.6 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.4 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.9 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.2 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.4 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.2 | Bright |
Where is Mao?
Mao sits at 19.5°N, 71.1°W, 76 m above sea level, in Dominican Republic. The nearest listed city is Esperanza, 11 km away.
Topography around Mao
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mao.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Mao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 87 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,073 m.
The land around Mao is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (53%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (24%) and grassland (22%) within 80 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 Mao (19.5491°, -71.0781°, elevation 76 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).