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When to go to Punta Cana
When to go
What the averages say
Every month in Punta Cana averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
- The warmest month is September (29°C) and the coolest March (26°C). The wettest is November (79 mm) and the driest February (26 mm); about 650 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, mixed
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprMild–warm, mixed
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, mixed
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Punta Cana
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 26°C | 38 mm | 77% | 36% | 4.6 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 26°C | 25°C | 26 mm | 77% | 33% | 5.3 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 26°C | 25°C | 26 mm | 78% | 35% | 5.9 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 27°C | 26°C | 46 mm | 80% | 40% | 6.3 | 31°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| May | 27°C | 27°C | 75 mm | 81% | 54% | 6.1 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 28°C | 28°C | 50 mm | 81% | 53% | 6.1 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 29°C | 28°C | 55 mm | 81% | 45% | 6.3 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| August | 29°C | 28°C | 67 mm | 80% | 44% | 6.1 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 29°C | 28°C | 74 mm | 80% | 51% | 5.7 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 29°C | 28°C | 68 mm | 79% | 51% | 5 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 28°C | 27°C | 79 mm | 78% | 45% | 4.5 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 27°C | 26°C | 46 mm | 77% | 36% | 4.3 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Santo Domingo Este153 kmGood for going: January to December
- Santo Domingo157 kmGood for going: January to December
- San Juan243 kmGood for going: November to August
- Santiago de los Caballeros259 kmGood for going: July and October to May
- Charlotte Amalie367 kmGood for going: January to December
- Road Town399 kmGood for going: January to December
- Cockburn Town429 kmGood for going: January to December
- Marigot565 kmGood for going: January to December
Plan it
Plan a trip to Punta Cana
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