Dataset of in-situ meteorological measurements for urban wind energy assessment in the southern region of the Dominican Republic

This dataset provides in-situ wind measurements collected between March 2024 and June 2025 from four urban locations in the southern region of the Dominican Republic: San Cristóbal, Azua, Barahona, and San Juan de la Maguana. Measurements were performed using Davis Instruments Vantage PRO2 meteorological stations, strategically installed to characterize the urban wind resource for potential microgeneration applications. The dataset includes wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity, and atmospheric pressure. Data processing involved quality control procedures, gap filling through interpolation techniques, and subsequent analysis for wind characterization. The analysis was carried out using WRPLOT View - Wind Rose Plotting Software Version 9.2.0 for wind rose generation, HOMER Pro - Microgrid Analysis Tool, Version 3.18.4 for renewable resource assessment, and Microsoft Excel for parameterization of the Weibull distribution function. In addition, derived metrics such as theoretical wind potential and the theoretically available wind potential were calculated for each location. This dataset can serve as a valuable resource for preliminary renewable energy feasibility studies, particularly for screening and comparative assessments of small-scale or distributed generation in urban environments. It also supports urban energy planning and can be used to inform computational fluid dynamics (CFD) studies of urban wind flows, for example through boundary condition definition, model calibration, or comparative analysis, rather than direct validation of highly turbulent urban wind fields, and the design of hybrid wind-solar systems. Beyond energy applications, the data may be applied to urban climate studies, including the assessment of diurnal and seasonal variability and heat island effects, and to modeling the dispersion of air pollution in complex urban settings.