San José de las Matas
San José de las Matas | |
|---|---|
| Country (Island) |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Santiago |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,502.83 km2 (580.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 523 m (1,716 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 109,071 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Municipal Districts | 3 |
San José de las Matas, also known as Sajoma,[a] is a municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts (distritos municipal): El Rubio, La Cuesta and Las Placetas.[4]
Climate
San José de Las Matas has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification: Am) with two short, dry seasons and two heavy monsoons during most of the year.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 56.6 (2.23) |
65.6 (2.58) |
75.5 (2.97) |
150.3 (5.92) |
203.4 (8.01) |
101.2 (3.98) |
52.1 (2.05) |
64.4 (2.54) |
119.2 (4.69) |
142.5 (5.61) |
116.7 (4.59) |
79.1 (3.11) |
1,226.6 (48.29) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 100.5 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Notes
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-01-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "San J. Matas Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
 | This Dominican Republic location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |