Puerto Plata: weather and best time to visit
Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 30°C; the coolest month is January at around 26°C. The sea is warmest in September at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Puerto Plata
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Puerto Plata climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° | 22° | 26° | 12 | 10 | 82 | 75 | 59 |
| Feb | 26° | 22° | 26° | 10 | 11 | 84 | 78 | 62 |
| Mar | 27° | 22° | 26° | 11 | 11 | 84 | 74 | 58 |
| Apr | 28° | 23° | 26° | 13 | 12 | 82 | 68 | 52 |
| May | 29° | 24° | 27° | 17 | 12 | 79 | 59 | 43 |
| Jun | 30° | 25° | 28° | 11 | 12 | 84 | 62 | 46 |
| Jul | 30° | 25° | 28° | 10 | 12 | 84 | 61 | 45 |
| Aug | 30° | 25° | 28° | 11 | 12 | 83 | 58 | 42 |
| Sep | 30° | 25° | 29° | 16 | 11 | 79 | 52 | 36 |
| Oct | 29° | 25° | 29° | 17 | 11 | 80 | 56 | 40 |
| Nov | 28° | 24° | 28° | 16 | 10 | 79 | 63 | 47 |
| Dec | 27° | 23° | 27° | 13 | 10 | 82 | 71 | 55 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Puerto Plata in January
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 12 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for January →
Puerto Plata in February
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 22°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 10 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Puerto Plata in March
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 11 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for March →
Puerto Plata in April
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 13 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Puerto Plata in May
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 17 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Puerto Plata in June
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 11 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Puerto Plata in July
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Puerto Plata in August
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. August is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Puerto Plata in September
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 16 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for September →
Puerto Plata in October
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 17 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Puerto Plata in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: goodCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Puerto Plata in December
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 13 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for December →
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