Climate of Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Puerto Plata is 29° degrees and there is about 532 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 107 days a year with an average humidity of 78% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 31°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 25°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 27°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 197 days and there is a total of approximately 532 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3417 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 31°C |
Warmest month: | 31°C in August |
Coldest month: | 27°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 21°C and 25°C |
Sea temperature: | between 27°C and 30°C |
Dry days: | 168 days |
Days with rain: | 197 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 532 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3417 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Puerto Plata.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Puerto Plata.
Climate table of Puerto Plata
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Puerto Plata. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Puerto Plata might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Night temp. (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Water temp. (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 31 | 46 | 36 | 63 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 81 | 65 | 36 |
Days with rain | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Dry days | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit Puerto Plata
The best time to visit Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Puerto Plata is 31°C in August and the lowest is 27°C in January. The highest water temperature is 30°C and it does not get colder than 27°C.
Climate of Puerto Plata by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Puerto Plata? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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