Lightning strikes in Dominican Republic
The detection network has located 1,018 lightning strikes in Dominican Republic since the archive began, including 365 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Dominican Republic #69 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Dominican Republic is counted under North America in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 13 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 1 |
| 2026-08-13 | 220 |
| 2026-08-12 | 99 |
| 2026-08-10 | 36 |
| 2026-08-09 | 9 |
| 2026-08-06 | 51 |
| 2026-08-05 | 233 |
| 2026-08-04 | 1 |
| 2026-08-03 | 99 |
| 2026-08-02 | 147 |
| 2026-08-01 | 111 |
| 2026-07-31 | 9 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Dominican Republic's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 558 | 313 | 54.8% |
| 2 | San Juan | 62 | 0 | 6.1% |
| 3 | La Altagracia | 39 | 0 | 3.8% |
| 4 | Santiago | 34 | 0 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Santo Domingo | 34 | 4 | 3.3% |
| 6 | La Vega | 32 | 0 | 3.1% |
| 7 | La Estrelleta | 25 | 2 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Duarte | 25 | 1 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Samaná | 24 | 4 | 2.4% |
| 10 | Monte Plata | 21 | 0 | 2.1% |
| 11 | María Trinidad Sánchez | 19 | 4 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Santiago Rodríguez | 15 | 1 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Dajabón | 13 | 2 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Barahona | 13 | 11 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Monte Cristi | 12 | 0 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Valverde | 10 | 0 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Monseñor Nouel | 10 | 2 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Puerto Plata | 10 | 1 | 1.0% |
| 19 | El Seibo | 9 | 3 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Sánchez Ramírez | 9 | 0 | 0.9% |
| 21 | San Cristóbal | 7 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 22 | San Pedro de Macorís | 7 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Hato Mayor | 6 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Azua | 5 | 4 | 0.5% |
| 25 | Espaillat | 5 | 2 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Baoruco | 3 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 27 | Independencia | 3 | 1 | 0.3% |
| 28 | Peravia | 3 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 29 | Pedernales | 3 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 30 | Ouest | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 31 | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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