Climate and average weather in San Juan de la Maguana
In San Juan de la Maguana, the weather is humid, hot, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around May.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in San Juan de la Maguana typically varies from 16°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 14°C or above 30°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit San Juan de la Maguana for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid March and late November to late December.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 28°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 16°
- Wettest
- May
- 122 mm
- Driest
- Jan
- 14 mm
- Rain / yr
- 865 mm
- 164 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.9–13.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 406 m
- 18.8°N
- Clearest
- Jan
- 35% cloud
San Juan de la Maguana 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 early January to mid March.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in San Juan de la Maguana, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in San Juan de la Maguana stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is August, with an average high of 28°C and low of 19°C; the coolest is January, with an average low of 16°C and high of 26°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 16 |
| Feb | 26 | 16 |
| Mar | 26 | 17 |
| Apr | 26 | 18 |
| May | 26 | 19 |
| Jun | 27 | 19 |
| Jul | 28 | 19 |
| Aug | 28 | 19 |
| Sep | 28 | 19 |
| Oct | 27 | 19 |
| Nov | 26 | 18 |
| Dec | 26 | 16 |
Average hourly temperature in San Juan de la Maguana
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 28°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 16°C.
San Juan de la Maguana 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 | 26° / 16° | 14 | 3.8 | 11 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 26° / 16° | 26 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 26° / 17° | 71 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 26° / 18° | 101 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 5.7 |
| May | 26° / 19° | 122 | 19.7 | 12.9 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 27° / 19° | 74 | 16.7 | 13.1 | 5.4 |
| Jul | 28° / 19° | 62 | 15.9 | 13 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 28° / 19° | 103 | 18.5 | 12.6 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 28° / 19° | 111 | 20.2 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 27° / 19° | 104 | 18.3 | 11.6 | 5.3 |
| Nov | 26° / 18° | 59 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 26° / 16° | 18 | 4.2 | 10.9 | 7.9 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
San Juan de la Maguana gets about 865 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from around Mar 20 to Nov 7, peaking in September at about 70% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 1.
May is the wettest month by volume, with 122 mm over about 20 wet days; January is the driest, with 14 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 13 | 22 | 41 | 55 | 62 | 55 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 59 | 38 | 14 |
| Rain days | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 4 |
| Feb | 22 | 6 |
| Mar | 41 | 13 |
| Apr | 55 | 17 |
| May | 62 | 20 |
| Jun | 55 | 17 |
| Jul | 52 | 16 |
| Aug | 60 | 19 |
| Sep | 67 | 20 |
| Oct | 59 | 18 |
| Nov | 38 | 11 |
| Dec | 14 | 4 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, San Juan de la Maguana collects about 865 mm of rain across 164 wet days — roughly 72 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. May is the wettest month with 122 mm, while January is the driest at just 14 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 39% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 14 | 26 | 71 | 101 | 122 | 74 | 62 | 103 | 111 | 104 | 59 | 18 |
| Rain days | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | 4 |
| Feb | 26 | 6 |
| Mar | 71 | 13 |
| Apr | 101 | 17 |
| May | 122 | 20 |
| Jun | 74 | 17 |
| Jul | 62 | 16 |
| Aug | 103 | 19 |
| Sep | 111 | 20 |
| Oct | 104 | 18 |
| Nov | 59 | 11 |
| Dec | 18 | 4 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In San Juan de la Maguana, 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 14 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around April 26. The clearest month is January, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around April 27 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around November 13. The cloudiest month is June, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 58% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 85 | 85 | 74 | 66 | 43 | 42 | 58 | 52 | 44 | 50 | 64 | 80 |
| Cloudier (%) | 15 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 57 | 58 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 50 | 36 | 20 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 85 | 15 |
| Feb | 85 | 15 |
| Mar | 74 | 26 |
| Apr | 66 | 34 |
| May | 43 | 57 |
| Jun | 42 | 58 |
| Jul | 58 | 42 |
| Aug | 52 | 48 |
| Sep | 44 | 56 |
| Oct | 50 | 50 |
| Nov | 64 | 36 |
| Dec | 80 | 20 |
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 2, brings about 13 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:25 | 7:19 | 6:59 | 6:32 | 6:15 | 6:11 | 6:20 | 6:30 | 6:36 | 6:43 | 6:57 | 7:15 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:24 | 6:40 | 6:51 | 6:58 | 7:08 | 7:19 | 7:21 | 7:08 | 6:42 | 6:17 | 6:03 | 6:07 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.0 | 7:25 | 6:24 |
| Feb | 11.4 | 7:19 | 6:40 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:59 | 6:51 |
| Apr | 12.4 | 6:32 | 6:58 |
| May | 12.9 | 6:15 | 7:08 |
| Jun | 13.1 | 6:11 | 7:19 |
| Jul | 13.0 | 6:20 | 7:21 |
| Aug | 12.6 | 6:30 | 7:08 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:36 | 6:42 |
| Oct | 11.6 | 6:43 | 6:17 |
| Nov | 11.1 | 6:57 | 6:03 |
| Dec | 10.9 | 7:15 | 6:07 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
San Juan de la Maguana averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 3 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.3 months, from around Nov 10 to Mar 20. The sunniest month is January, with roughly 20 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is May, down near 5 sunny days — about 76% fewer than the January peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 20 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | Bright |
| Feb | 17 | Bright |
| Mar | 12 | Mixed |
| Apr | 8 | Gloomy |
| May | 5 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 6 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 10 | Mixed |
| Aug | 8 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 6 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 7 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 12 | 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.
In San Juan de la Maguana, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 8.0 months, from around March 29 to November 28. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 29 to March 28, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 49% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Comfortable (%) | 43 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Humid (%) | 49 | 51 | 62 | 59 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 61 |
| Muggy (%) | 2 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 65 | 80 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 47 | 10 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 43 | 49 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb | 6 | 41 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar | 3 | 26 | 62 | 9 | 0 |
| Apr | 1 | 7 | 59 | 32 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 2 | 32 | 65 | 1 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 1 | 28 | 71 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 19 | 80 | 1 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 15 | 83 | 1 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 21 | 78 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 6 | 47 | 47 | 0 |
| Dec | 3 | 26 | 61 | 10 | 0 |
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.
Wind in San Juan de la Maguana is steady company: average speeds sit near 4 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | calm |
| Feb | 5 | calm |
| Mar | 4 | calm |
| Apr | 4 | calm |
| May | 4 | calm |
| Jun | 5 | calm |
| Jul | 5 | calm |
| Aug | 5 | calm |
| Sep | 4 | calm |
| Oct | 4 | calm |
| Nov | 4 | calm |
| Dec | 4 | calm |
Best time to visit San Juan de la Maguana
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in San Juan de la Maguana throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around early March, San Juan de la Maguana 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 San Juan de la Maguana for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to mid March, with a peak score in the first 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) | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.9 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.1 | ideal |
| Feb | 7.6 | ideal |
| Mar | 6.5 | good |
| Apr | 5.7 | good |
| May | 5.2 | fair |
| Jun | 5.4 | fair |
| Jul | 5.5 | fair |
| Aug | 5.0 | fair |
| Sep | 4.8 | fair |
| Oct | 5.3 | fair |
| Nov | 6.5 | good |
| Dec | 7.9 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit San Juan de la Maguana for hot-weather activities is from mid November to mid March, with a peak score in the last week of December.
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 San Juan de la Maguana, 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.
San Juan de la Maguana packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In August, San Juan de la Maguana sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.
Sea temperature near San Juan de la Maguana
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 61 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°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) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Comfort | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Warm |
| Feb | 27 | Warm |
| Mar | 27 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 28 | Warm |
| Jun | 29 | Tropical |
| Jul | 29 | Tropical |
| Aug | 29 | Tropical |
| Sep | 29 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 28 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in San Juan de la Maguana 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 San Juan de la Maguana peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very 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) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 10 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 13 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Average hourly UV index in San Juan de la Maguana
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 8 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) | 6.5 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | 4 |
| Feb | 7 | 5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| May | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 6.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 6 | 3 |
Air quality in San Juan de la Maguana 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 San Juan de la Maguana 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 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| 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 | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 21 | Moderate |
| Jun | 30 | Moderate |
| Jul | 29 | Moderate |
| Aug | 25 | Moderate |
| Sep | 22 | Moderate |
| Oct | 23 | Moderate |
| Nov | 18 | Moderate |
| Dec | 15 | Moderate |
Growing season
San Juan de la Maguana 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. San Juan de la Maguana banks about 4,473 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) | 332 | 306 | 354 | 362 | 388 | 390 | 416 | 422 | 400 | 398 | 362 | 343 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 332 |
| Feb | 306 |
| Mar | 354 |
| Apr | 362 |
| May | 388 |
| Jun | 390 |
| Jul | 416 |
| Aug | 422 |
| Sep | 400 |
| Oct | 398 |
| Nov | 362 |
| Dec | 343 |
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.
San Juan de la Maguana receives about 5.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.5 and 6.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.7 months, from around Mar 6 to Sep 24. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 4.5 kWh/m² — roughly 31% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.7 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.3 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.0 | Intense |
| May | 5.9 | Bright |
| Jun | 6.3 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.5 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.2 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 5.1 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.6 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.5 | Bright |
Where is San Juan de la Maguana?
San Juan de la Maguana sits at 18.8°N, 71.2°W, 406 m above sea level, in Dominican Republic. The nearest listed city is Las Matas de Farfán, 31 km away.
Topography around San Juan de la Maguana
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Juan de la Maguana.
Within 3 km, the terrain around San Juan de la Maguana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 410 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,406 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,109 m.
The land around San Juan de la Maguana is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%), grassland (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (29%) 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 San Juan de la Maguana (18.8064°, -71.2263°, elevation 406 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. 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).