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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Weather

Current WeatherPunta Cana · Local time 8:32 AM -04:00
85° | 82°
83°F
Feels like 91°
Partly cloudy
WindE 13 mph · Gusts 16 mph
Precip75% · 0.24 in
Humidity79% · Dew point 76°
UV index11 Extreme
Air Quality17 Good
Pressure29.94 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:23 AM · 6:23 PM · 12h 0m

Weather map — Punta Cana

Now
84°
26%
15 mph
09:00
84°
7%
15 mph
10:00
84°
21%
15 mph
11:00
85°
22%
13 mph
12:00
84°
27%
13 mph
13:00
85°
0.02 in
13 mph
14:00
85°
7%
14 mph
15:00
85°
7%
13 mph
16:00
85°
19%
14 mph
17:00
84°
33%
15 mph
18:00
83°
0.05 in
18 mph
19:00
84°
0.08 in
19 mph
20:00
84°
21%
16 mph
21:00
84°
20%
17 mph
22:00
83°
42%
17 mph
23:00
83°
39%
18 mph
00:00
84°
32%
18 mph
01:00
84°
7%
17 mph
02:00
83°
39%
17 mph
03:00
83°
29%
19 mph
04:00
83°
22%
19 mph
05:00
84°
34%
17 mph
06:00
84°
30%
15 mph
07:00
84°
19%
17 mph

Today · Tue 9/29

High 85°
75% / 0.24 in

Showers. Winds E at 19 mph.

Tonight · Tue 9/29

Low 83°
20% / –

Partly cloudy. Winds E at 17 mph.

Tomorrow · Wed 9/30

85° | 83°
70% / 0.14 in

Showers. Winds E at 20 mph.

7-day trend

Punta Cana · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast — Punta Cana

Refreshed hourly

About Punta Cana

CountryDominican Republic
RegionLa Altagracia
ContinentNorth America & Caribbean
Time zoneAmerica/Santo_Domingo (-04:00)
Latitude18.5820°
Longitude-68.4050°
Air QualityGood (AQI 17)

Details & indices

Wind
13 mph E
Gusts 16 mph
Humidity
79%
Dew point 76°
Pressure
29.94 inHg
Rising
UV index
11 — Extreme
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 17 · US EPA
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:23 AM
Sunset6:23 PM
Length of day12h 0m
Moonrise8:19 PM
Moonset8:53 AM
Moon phase🌔 Waning Gibbous
Local time8:32 AM (-04:00)

Punta Cana climate in May

8-year averages · when to visit

Best months: January–December · May: Good

Punta Cana
Photo: Wikimedia
April May June
Average temperature ▲ 79°F 81°F → 81°F
Typical high ▲ 82°F 84°F ▲ 86°F
Typical low ▲ 75°F 77°F → 77°F
Water temperature ▲ 82°F 83°F ▲ 84°F
Precipitation ▲ 3.4 in 4.8 in ▼ 4.1 in
Wet days ▲ 20 d 21 d → 21 d
Sunshine per day → 11.7 h 11.7 h ▲ 11.9 h
Cloud cover ▲ 7% 10% → 10%
Midday UV → 12 12 → 12
Daylight 12:35 13:01 13:14
Our take Good Good Good
May temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
77°79°81°161116212631
May precipitation day by day in
00.210.41161116212631
May UV day by day clear-sky midday value
0612161116212631

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: 8:32 AM
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 18.58°N, 68.41°W · America/Santo_Domingo · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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