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Monthly climate in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Altamira features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 776 mm (30.6 inches) and receives 158 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Altamira enjoys an average of 3853 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 57 minutes to 13 hours 17 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic §

The warmest months in Altamira are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Altamira experiences 321 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic §

Altamira usually has the most precipitation in March, September and November, with an average of 16 rainy days and 100 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Altamira are February, June and July. On average, 40 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 65 (2.6) 46 (1.8) 116 (4.6) 56 (2.2) 53 (2.1) 31 (1.2) 44 (1.7) 48 (1.9) 112 (4.4) 72 (2.8) 73 (2.9) 59 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 14 16 12 12 10 11 11 17 16 15 15

Monthly sunshine hours in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic §

The sunniest months in Altamira are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Altamira: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 247 301 333 339 342 349 362 347 312 313 288 314
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 4m 11h 29m 12h 2m 12h 35m 13h 3m 13h 17m 13h 9m 12h 44m 12h 13m 11h 39m 11h 11m 10h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic §

Altamira experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Altamira UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 13 13 13 12 13 13 12 11 9 8