London (Great Britain) vs Samaná (Dominican Republic): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: London 2013–2023 · Samaná 2013–2023

Samaná (Dominican Republic) has a higher monthly mean temperature than London (Great Britain) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

London
July · 18.57 °C
Samaná
August · 26.17 °C

Coolest month

London
January · 4.73 °C
Samaná
February · 23.16 °C

Driest month

London
April · 1.33 mm/day
Samaná
January · 1.67 mm/day

Sunniest month

London
July · 10.94 hours/day
Samaná
June · 11.47 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 7.46 °C (July); the largest is 18.47 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 13.84 °C in London (Great Britain) and 3.01 °C in Samaná (Dominican Republic). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

London (Great Britain) has a higher daily rainfall average in 2 months and Samaná (Dominican Republic) in 9; 1 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

London (Great Britain) has more average sunshine hours per day in 0 months and Samaná (Dominican Republic) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Samaná (Dominican Republic) minus London (Great Britain)

Temperature °C

Month London Samaná +/-
Jan 4.73 23.20 +18.47
Feb 5.44 23.16 +17.72
Mar 6.84 23.38 +16.55
Apr 9.18 24.19 +15.01
May 12.67 24.93 +12.26
Jun 16.27 25.88 +9.61
Jul 18.57 26.03 +7.46
Aug 17.74 26.17 +8.43
Sep 15.48 26.16 +10.68
Oct 12.31 25.71 +13.40
Nov 8.09 24.61 +16.52
Dec 6.52 23.78 +17.26
Annual mean 11.15 24.77 +13.61

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month London Samaná +/-
Jan 3.74 9.87 +6.13
Feb 5.11 10.27 +5.16
Mar 6.38 10.72 +4.34
Apr 9.22 11.03 +1.81
May 10.11 10.93 +0.82
Jun 10.51 11.47 +0.95
Jul 10.94 11.20 +0.26
Aug 9.68 10.58 +0.90
Sep 8.02 10.22 +2.20
Oct 5.86 9.93 +4.07
Nov 4.12 9.55 +5.43
Dec 3.14 9.80 +6.65
Annual mean 7.24 10.46 +3.23

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month London Samaná +/-
Jan 1.92 1.67 −0.25
Feb 1.71 1.71 +0.01
Mar 1.61 1.89 +0.28
Apr 1.33 2.97 +1.64
May 1.85 4.46 +2.61
Jun 1.93 2.80 +0.87
Jul 1.79 3.19 +1.40
Aug 2.02 4.12 +2.10
Sep 1.61 5.54 +3.93
Oct 2.51 4.39 +1.88
Nov 2.27 4.31 +2.04
Dec 2.10 1.96 −0.14
Annual mean 1.89 3.25 +1.36

Snow (mm)

Month London Samaná +/-
Jan 0.94 0.00 −0.94
Feb 0.76 0.00 −0.76
Mar 0.77 0.00 −0.77
Apr 0.05 0.00 −0.05
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.04 0.00 −0.04
Dec 0.40 0.00 −0.40
Annual mean 0.25 0.00 −0.25