title: Arroyo Barril
text: # Arroyo Barril
  
  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.
  
  It was elevated to the category of municipal district on May 1, 2003.
  
  ## Climate
  
  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) |
  | Average high °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) |
  | Average low °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 ||||||||||||||
  
  ## Population
  
  In the last national census (2002), the population of Arroyo Barril was included with that of Santa Bárbara de Samaná.
  
  ## Economy
  
  The most important economic activities of Arroyo Barril are the same as the province as a whole: agriculture, fishing and tourism.
  
  