Dominican Republic climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 28° |
| Santo Domingo | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° |
| Puerto Plata | 26° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 27° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 18 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Santo Domingo | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
| Puerto Plata | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Santo Domingo | 28° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Puerto Plata | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Punta Cana climate in December
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · December: Good
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 26°C | 26°C | ▼ 25°C |
| Typical high | → 28°C | 28°C | ▼ 27°C |
| Typical low | → 24°C | 24°C | ▼ 23°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 29.0°C | 28.2°C | ▼ 27.6°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 170 mm | 81 mm | ▼ 71 mm |
| Wet days | ▼ 22 d | 21 d | ▼ 18 d |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 10.2 h | 10.6 h | → 10.6 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 10% | 4% | ▲ 5% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 8 | 7 | → 7 |
| Daylight | 11:16 | 11:02 | 11:09 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
December precipitation day by day mm
December UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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Dominican Republic · 10 weather points · Climate reference: Punta Cana (18.58°N, 68.41°W) · America/Santo_Domingo