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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Weather

Current WeatherPuerto Plata · Local time 4:17 PM -04:00
89° | 76°
87°F
Feels like 97°
Thunderstorms
WindNW 4 mph · Gusts 10 mph
Precip60% · 0.06 in
Humidity68% · Dew point 75°
UV index8 Very high
Air Quality60 Moderate
Pressure29.85 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:49 AM · 6:04 PM · 11h 15m

Weather map — Puerto Plata

Now
85°
0.02 in
5 mph
17:00
83°
40%
4 mph
18:00
81°
31%
2 mph
19:00
81°
26%
1 mph
20:00
80°
15%
2 mph
21:00
80°
16%
3 mph
22:00
79°
14%
3 mph
23:00
78°
13%
3 mph
00:00
78°
12%
3 mph
01:00
78°
13%
3 mph
02:00
78°
17%
3 mph
03:00
78°
18%
3 mph
04:00
77°
18%
3 mph
05:00
77°
13%
3 mph
06:00
78°
14%
4 mph
07:00
78°
15%
4 mph
08:00
79°
18%
5 mph
09:00
82°
16%
6 mph
10:00
86°
9%
6 mph
11:00
89°
7%
6 mph
12:00
90°
7%
6 mph
13:00
91°
6%
6 mph
14:00
92°
5%
6 mph
15:00
90°
7%
4 mph

Today · Thu 11/12

High 89°
60% / 0.06 in

Partly cloudy. Winds SE at 6 mph.

Tonight · Thu 11/12

Low 77°
16% / –

Thunderstorms. Winds SE at 3 mph.

Tomorrow · Fri 11/13

92° | 77°
14% / –

Partly cloudy. Winds SE at 6 mph.

7-day trend

Puerto Plata · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast — Puerto Plata

Refreshed hourly

About Puerto Plata

CountryDominican Republic
RegionNorth coast
ContinentNorth America & Caribbean
Time zoneAmerica/Santo_Domingo (-04:00)
Latitude19.7900°
Longitude-70.6910°
Air QualityModerate (AQI 60)

Details & indices

Wind
4 mph NW
Gusts 10 mph
Humidity
68%
Dew point 75°
Pressure
29.85 inHg
Falling
UV index
8 — Very high
High today
Air Quality
Moderate
AQI 60 · US EPA
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:49 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Length of day11h 15m
Moonrise10:02 AM
Moonset8:59 PM
Moon phase🌔 Waxing Crescent
Local time4:17 PM (-04:00)

Puerto Plata climate in December

8-year averages · when to visit

Best months: January–December · December: Good

Puerto Plata
Photo: Wikimedia
November December January
Average temperature ▼ 77°F 75°F → 75°F
Typical high ▼ 82°F 81°F ▼ 79°F
Typical low ▼ 73°F 72°F ▼ 70°F
Water temperature ▼ 84°F 82°F ▼ 80°F
Precipitation → 3.8 in 3.8 in ▲ 4.7 in
Wet days → 16 d 16 d ▼ 15 d
Humidity ▼ 82% 81% ▲ 82%
Sunshine per day ▼ 10.4 h 10.3 h ▼ 10.1 h
Cloud cover ▼ 7% 6% ▲ 9%
Midday UV → 7 7 → 7
Daylight 11:12 10:57 11:05
Our take Good Good Good
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
73°75°77°161116212631
December precipitation day by day in
00.180.36161116212631
December UV day by day clear-sky midday value
05.511161116212631

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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Updated: 4:17 PM
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic · 19.79°N, 70.69°W · America/Santo_Domingo · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 4:17 PM