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Climate type

Tropical monsoon climate

Am Köppen code Am

Hot year-round with a short dry season and a heavy wet season. Cities with this climate include Miami, Santo Domingo, San Juan.

Example cities with this climate

United States — pop 487k

Dominican Republic — pop 2.2M

Puerto Rico — pop 418k

What this climate is like

Hot year-round with a short dry season and a heavy wet season.

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Temperatures

Hot in every month — daytime highs sit in the high 20s to low 30s °C (80–90°F) all year, and nights stay warm. There is no real cool season.

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Rainfall and seasons

A short, drier season is followed by a heavy monsoonal wet season. Even the driest month carries some rain, and the wet months can bring extreme totals in a few weeks.

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Where in the world

South and Southeast Asia (parts of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand), West Africa, the wetter Caribbean, and tropical Central America.

South AsiaSoutheast AsiaWest AfricaCaribbeanCentral America

A typical year, in two recognisable cities — coolest and warmest month averages:

Miami United States

20°C Coolest month

28°C Warmest month

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

26°C Coolest month

28°C Warmest month

A climate type is a broad summary. For exact month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine and records, open a city's own climate page.

What it means for you

Whether you're thinking of moving, gardening or travelling.

🏠 Living here

Hot and humid year-round, with a dramatic shift to heavy rain in the wet months. Building drainage and storm-readiness matter as much as cooling.

🌱 Gardening

Tropical fruit and rice thrive on the monsoon rhythm. Time outdoor planting and harvest around the dry months; the wet season brings flooding and rot risk.

✈️ Travel

The dry months are the comfortable window for outdoor travel — the wet months bring heavy rain in concentrated bursts, not continuous drizzle.

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