Climate Change Chart of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.56 °C compared with the earlier reference period. This is an unweighted average of the monthly means, not a day-weighted annual figure, and it does not mean that every month had the same change. The largest monthly increase was in June, with a difference of +0.82 °C. This describes the monthly mean temperature, not a daytime maximum, and identifies the strongest increase rather than a continuous change between the reference periods.

Changes in rainfall

Across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had an unweighted average difference of -0.25 mm/day. This summary is based on monthly means rather than a day-weighted annual average, and it does not describe the change in every individual month. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily rainfall occurred in May, with a difference of -1.85 mm/day. In contrast, November had the largest monthly increase, a difference of +0.91 mm/day. These are daily mean amounts, not monthly rainfall totals.

Changes in sunshine duration

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily sunshine duration was unchanged at the displayed precision, with a difference of 0.00 hours/day. This unweighted average of monthly means does not establish that sunshine was unchanged in each month or beyond the reported precision. Monthly differences varied: June recorded the largest increase, with a difference of +0.58 hours/day, while the largest decrease was in November, with a difference of -0.36 hours/day. These values describe mean daily sunshine hours, not total hours for each month.