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 March
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · March: Good
| February | March | April | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 25°C | 25°C | ▲ 26°C |
| Typical high | → 27°C | 27°C | ▲ 28°C |
| Typical low | → 23°C | 23°C | ▲ 24°C |
| Water temperature | ▲ 26.9°C | 27.1°C | ▲ 27.5°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 78 mm | 62 mm | ▲ 87 mm |
| Wet days | ▼ 21 d | 17 d | ▲ 20 d |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 10.9 h | 11.3 h | ▲ 11.7 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 5% | 6% | ▲ 7% |
| Midday UV | ▲ 9 | 10 | ▲ 12 |
| Daylight | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:35 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
March temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
March precipitation day by day mm
March 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