Climate

The balmy climate with it's ever-present trade winds and the warm temperature of the sub-tropical Atlantic Ocean combine to this part of the island with year-round, delightful weather with only a few degrees difference in temperature between winter and summer. Even during those infrequent winter days when a "Northeaster" blows in from the North American continent, a light windbreaker is all the extra clothing needed. Annual rainfall is moderate with no  perceptible "rainy season"
usually found in the more tropical, equatorial locations. The island's majestic terrain was described by Christopher Columbus as "the most beautiful land in the world," and today the Samaná Peninsula is acknowledged as the jewel in the crown of the Dominican Republic.