Arroyo Barril is a municipal district of Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná Province in the Dominican Republic. It is on the south coast of the Samaná Peninsula, on the coast of Samaná Bay.
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It was elevated to the category of municipal district on May 1, 2003.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Arroyo Barril (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.3 (84.7) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.6 (76.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 123.0 (4.84) |
79.7 (3.14) |
107.6 (4.24) |
166.5 (6.56) |
309.4 (12.18) |
182.8 (7.20) |
160.1 (6.30) |
195.2 (7.69) |
164.4 (6.47) |
257.4 (10.13) |
230.4 (9.07) |
200.1 (7.88) |
2,176.6 (85.69) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 147.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.9 | 77.0 | 75.4 | 75.9 | 77.6 | 75.6 | 74.9 | 76.5 | 77.6 | 76.5 | 79.2 | 79.6 | 77.1 |
| Source: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
In the last national census (2002), the population of Arroyo Barril was included with that of Santa Bárbara de Samaná.[2]
Economy edit
The most important economic activities of Arroyo Barril are the same as the province as a whole: agriculture, fishing and tourism.
References edit
- ^ "Arroyo Barril Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
19°12′N 69°27′W / 19.200°N 69.450°W
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