Santo Domingo climate - a reason to plan your trip now
The Dominican Republic is a big island. It can be all sunny skies on one coast, and raining on another. The drier area of the country is the Southwest (Barahona, Bani and Azua). Next follows the southeastern and eastern coastal areas including Boca Chica, Juan Dolio and La Romana (Bayahibe) and Punta Cana. The wettest area of the country is Samana, followed by Puerto Plata. But these are also the most lush areas. The natural beauty compensates for the day or two of rain. There is a 40% chance, for instance that it could rain for two or three days during your Christmas or New Year's vacation in Samana or Puerto Plata. On the positive side, Puerto Plata has not known a hurricane, yet. Always remember, these are tropical rains that are warm. Strolling in the tropics under warm rain is romantic and lovely, too. If you will be here for a week, chances are that you will have at least four good days. Reality is that the DR gets very few rainy days. And these are usually showers. While these may be hard, they will last a very short time. The exception is if there is a tropical wave or storm in the area. You can check these out on the Internet by visiting any of the links provided in the list below. The satellite picture and the weather forecast from the National Hurricane Center of Miami will tell if there is anything major in the area that could bring a day or two of continuous rains. Note that most Dominicans do not even own an umbrella. When it starts raining, they will just get under an overhang and wait until it stops, knowing they won't be detained very long. You can't expect a great deal of accuracy when you're trying to predict weather five or more days in advance. There is no such thing as a 10-day accurate forecast. Much less a 15-day forecast. Those following the online weather forecasts, even those made from one day to another, will find serious differences. Take those for what they are: guesses. And the bad weather typically doesn't last all day long. All the storm icons online are just telling you it might (or might not) rain sometime in the day. A day when it rains and you have cloudy skies all day long is the exception, not the norm in the Caribbean. Anyone guiding themselves by the continuous ''scattered thunderstorms'' forecasts on the online weather services would think it rains as much in the Caribbean as it does in London. The Caribbean would not be the Caribbean if this were the case. Weather forecasts do not realistically describe the weather in the Dominican Republic, as experience tells.
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