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Monthly climate in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Puerto Plata 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. Puerto Plata 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 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

The warmest months in Puerto Plata 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, Puerto Plata 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 Puerto Plata. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum30°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 maximum29°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 high27°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 mean24°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 low21°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 minimum20°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)
Minimum18°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 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata 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 Puerto Plata 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 Puerto Plata. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)91416121210111117161515

Monthly sunshine hours in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

The sunniest months in Puerto Plata are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 31 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Puerto Plata: 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 Puerto Plata. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours247301333339342349362347312313288314
Mean daily daylight hours11h 4m11h 29m12h 2m12h 35m13h 3m13h 17m13h 9m12h 44m12h 13m11h 39m11h 11m10h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata 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 Puerto Plata UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Puerto Plata. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)911131313121313121198