Villa Altagracia


Villa Altagracia is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : La Cuchilla, Medina and San José del Puerto.

Climate

Under the Köppen climate classification system, Villa Altagracia has a trade-wind tropical rainforest climate. There is a definite wetter period from May to October, but even the driest months of January and February see at least of rainfall.
The climate is hot, oppressive and partly cloudy. The temperature over a year varies from and rarely falls below or above.

Clouds

With temperature that remains consistent year round, the variant between seasons is the cloud coverage. The clearer part of the year spans from November to May followed by the cloudier season starting and May and into November.

Rain

A wet day in Villa Altagracia requires 0.04 inches of liquid in precipitation. The wetter season lasts from late April to November, with 15% or more chance of being a wet day.

Humidity

The muggier season lasts for nearly 10 months, from mid March to Mid January. The comfort level is muggy at least 79% of the time.

Wind

The windier season takes place from early November into Mid May. The average wind speed during this time is.

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