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Triplandio Samana guide covers 2 travel guides across 8 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 8 self-guided walking tours in Samana with 31 POI, spanning 31 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Samana
City & Country Data Dominican Republic (Samana)
Key travel data for Samana — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Dominican Republic
Cost
HIGH
Safety
50
Health
34
Lifestyle
53
Infra
30
Rank
#79
Score
30
Tourists
2.7M/y
GDP/cap
$11.1k
Life Exp
73.9 yrs
Population
11.5M
Currency
DOP RD$
Language
Spanish
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Samana
Coffee
$2.50
Beer
$2.00
Lunch
$4.30
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.10
Transit
$0.85
Fuel
$1.30/l
Internet
$46.00/m
Salary
$301/m
Best time to visit Samana (Dominican Republic)
Now (July) avg: 27°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Mar & Feb.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
31°C / 25°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:07 / 19:19
Local time
3:10
Sea Temp
30°C
Best Months 
Mar & Feb
Mar & Feb
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
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Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Samana —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A hearty soup of goat meat and local spices. Sweet dessert made from red beans and coconut. Samaná's fragrant rice and pigeon peas cooked in coconut milk. Plantain dough filled with meats and vegetables, wrapped and boiled. A traditional fish dish cooked in creamy coconut sauce.
Traditional Local Food
Samana (Dominican Republic)
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Soup
Meat
Bouillon de Chivo
Boo-yon deh Chee-vo
· Goat soup
Dessert
Vegetarian
Habichuelas con Dulce
Ah-bee-chew-eh-las kohn Dool-seh
· Sweet cream of beans
Main course
Vegetarian
Moro de Guandules con Coco
Moh-roh deh Gwan-doo-lays kohn Koh-ko
· Rice with pigeon peas and coconut
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Street food
Meat
Pasteles en Hoja
Pahs-teh-lehs ehn Oh-ha
· Plantain leaf-wrapped pastries
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Pescado con Coco
Pehs-kah-doh kohn Koh-koh
· Fish with coconut sauce
