Cordillera Central · Santiago Province · Dominican RepublicSummit weather, forecast and climate

Pico Duarte

3,101 mUltra-prominent peak

Elevation3,101 mabove sea level

Prominence3,101 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul13°average high

19.03° N, 71.01° WElevation 3,101 mUTC−4 · Atlantic Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,101 m
Mid-mountain2,040 m
Valley · Juncalito Abajo969 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Pico Duarte in brief

Pico Duarte rises to 3,101 m in the Cordillera Central, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 3,101 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Juncalito Abajo, 29 km to the NE at 969 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,101 m · 10,174 ft
Prominence: 3,101 m
Range: Cordillera Central
Region: Santiago Province
Country: Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19.0331, -71.0053
Nearest airport: Cibao International Airport (STI) · 59 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Pico Duarte by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Pico Duarte by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	11°	11°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	13°	13°	12°	11°	11°
Average low	2°	3°	3°	4°	5°	5°	5°	6°	5°	5°	4°	3°
Precipitation	75 mm	59 mm	99 mm	194 mm	320 mm	218 mm	184 mm	220 mm	283 mm	277 mm	152 mm	79 mm
Cloud cover	21%	23%	27%	31%	43%	46%	42%	45%	48%	42%	32%	25%
Daylight	11h 06	11h 32	12h 01	12h 34	13h 02	13h 16	13h 10	12h 47	12h 15	11h 43	11h 14	11h 00
Month score	41	48	41	36	32	34	37	37	33	33	32	40

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,100 m	4,150 m	4,250 m	4,350 m	4,450 m	4,500 m	4,500 m	4,550 m	4,500 m	4,450 m	4,300 m	4,150 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Pico Duarte in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Dominican Republic

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pico del Yaque	2,663 m	–	7.7 km E	16°
Loma del Pico	2,514 m	–	1.9 km N	17°
Loma Sillón Hondo	2,491 m	–	9.6 km NW	18°
Cerro de las Flores	2,359 m	–	16 km N	19°
La Punta de Rancho de Goyo	2,230 m	–	18 km SW	20°
Loma El Picacho	2,136 m	–	19 km SW	19°
Pico de Piedra	1,669 m	–	23 km SE	19°
Pico Alto	1,527 m	–	15 km S	22°