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Last and first frost dates in La Vega

Dominican Republic

La Vega 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 La Vega

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 La Vega

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
San Francisco de Macorís31 km——
Santiago de los Caballeros31 km——
Puerto Plata66 km——
San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic)99 km——
Santo Domingo103 km——

Weather in La Vega by month

Average weather in La Vega over 2016–2025: the warmest month is June. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (27.8–32.2 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: May–October (31–32.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 19 °C. About 1395 mm of rain falls in a year, on 219 days; April is the wettest month (150 mm) and June the driest (75 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January27.8198514
February27.8198417
March29.119.412615
April29.620.315019
May3121.412518
June32.222.37515
July31.822.611122
August3222.712421
September32.222.414220
October3121.914021
November29.120.813720
December2819.89617

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).