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Last and first frost dates in Higüey

Dominican Republic

Higüey had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Higüey

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Higüey

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
La Romana35 km——
San Pedro de Macorís66 km——
Santo Domingo129 km——
San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic)149 km——
Mayagüez172 km——

Weather in Higüey by month

Average weather in Higüey over 2016–2025: the warmest month is August. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (28.4–31.8 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: May–October (30.6–31.8 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 21 °C. About 1066 mm of rain falls in a year, on 182 days; September is the wettest month (154 mm) and January the driest (33 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January28.421.13310
February28.6213311
March29.4214613
April29.921.78714
May30.622.911516
June31.523.77615
July31.624.28817
August31.824.210518
September31.62415420
October30.723.314721
November29.322.513616
December28.521.84611

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).