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 | 81° | 81° | 81° | 82° | 84° | 86° | 86° | 86° | 86° | 86° | 82° | 82° |
| Santo Domingo | 82° | 84° | 84° | 84° | 84° | 86° | 88° | 88° | 88° | 86° | 84° | 84° |
| Puerto Plata | 79° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 84° | 86° | 86° | 86° | 86° | 86° | 82° | 81° |
| 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 | 82° | 80° | 81° | 82° | 83° | 84° | 84° | 85° | 86° | 86° | 84° | 83° |
| Santo Domingo | 82° | 81° | 82° | 82° | 84° | 85° | 85° | 86° | 87° | 86° | 84° | 83° |
| Puerto Plata | 80° | 80° | 80° | 80° | 82° | 83° | 83° | 84° | 85° | 86° | 84° | 82° |
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 | → 79°F | 79°F | ▼ 77°F |
| Typical high | → 82°F | 82°F | ▼ 81°F |
| Typical low | → 75°F | 75°F | ▼ 73°F |
| Water temperature | ▼ 84°F | 83°F | ▼ 82°F |
| Precipitation | ▼ 6.7 in | 3.2 in | ▼ 2.8 in |
| 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 · °F
December precipitation day by day in
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