Santo Domingo Oeste
City in Dominican Republic: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Santo Domingo Oeste is a city in Dominican Republic, in Santo Domingo Province. About 701,269 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Dominican Republic in our atlas.
It lies at 18.50° N, 70.00° W, about 58 m (190 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Santo_Domingo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Santo Domingo Oeste. Green dots: other major cities of Dominican Republic. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Santo Domingo Oeste has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 31°C (88°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 21°C (69°F). Around 580 mm (23 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Dominican RepublicNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Santo Domingo · 12 km
- San Cristóbal · 15 km
- Santo Domingo Este · 16 km
- San Pedro de Macorís · 73 km
- San Francisco de Macorís · 92 km
- La Romana · 109 km
- Santiago de los Caballeros · 128 km
- Puerto Plata · 161 km
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 7874116 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
