Oviedo, Dominican Republic

Oviedo
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Oviedo Location of Oviedo in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 17°46′48″N71°22′12″W / 17.78000°N 71.37000°W / 17.78000; -71.37000
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Pedernales
Municipality since	1957
Area [1]
• Total	799.86 km2 (308.83 sq mi)
Population  (2012) [2]
• Total	10,986
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Distance to  – Pedernales	60 km
Municipal Districts	0
Climate	Aw

Oviedo is a city and municipality in the Pedernales province of the Dominican Republic. It is the southernmost city of the Dominican Republic and of the Hispaniola island.

Climate

Climate data for Oviedo, Dominican Republic (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	33.0 (91.4)	33.2 (91.8)	35.5 (95.9)	34.5 (94.1)	35.6 (96.1)	36.3 (97.3)	38.0 (100.4)	38.0 (100.4)	36.2 (97.2)	35.3 (95.5)	35.0 (95.0)	33.0 (91.4)	38.0 (100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.9 (84.0)	29.1 (84.4)	29.8 (85.6)	30.2 (86.4)	30.7 (87.3)	31.0 (87.8)	31.6 (88.9)	32.2 (90.0)	31.8 (89.2)	31.0 (87.8)	30.0 (86.0)	28.9 (84.0)	30.4 (86.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.3 (66.7)	19.7 (67.5)	20.9 (69.6)	21.7 (71.1)	22.4 (72.3)	23.2 (73.8)	24.0 (75.2)	24.0 (75.2)	23.3 (73.9)	22.2 (72.0)	20.9 (69.6)	19.5 (67.1)	21.8 (71.2)
Record low °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	15.0 (59.0)	16.0 (60.8)	16.9 (62.4)	15.0 (59.0)	19.0 (66.2)	19.0 (66.2)	17.4 (63.3)	16.0 (60.8)	17.3 (63.1)	16.0 (60.8)	15.5 (59.9)	13.8 (56.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	33.3 (1.31)	24.0 (0.94)	22.6 (0.89)	32.9 (1.30)	95.8 (3.77)	95.0 (3.74)	66.0 (2.60)	98.7 (3.89)	161.5 (6.36)	113.3 (4.46)	58.8 (2.31)	30.3 (1.19)	832.2 (32.76)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)	3.5	3.1	2.7	3.7	6.6	7.7	4.6	5.6	7.3	8.1	4.7	3.2	60.8
Source: NOAA [3]

Sources

• World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04)– World-Gazetteer.com

References

1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
2. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
3. "Oviedo Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved September 18, 2016.(To view documents see Help:FTP)