Climate of Punta Cana

Punta Cana has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Punta Cana is 27° degrees and there is about 839 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 88 days a year with an average humidity of 78% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 28°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 15°C and 19°C
Rain: it rains 246 days and there is a total of approximately 838 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3420 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 26°C and 28°C
Warmest month:	28°C in July
Coldest month:	26°C in January
Night temperature:	between 15°C and 19°C
Dry days:	119 days
Days with rain:	246 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	838 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3420 hours

Climate of Punta Cana
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Punta Cana
The best travel time for Punta Cana
Climate of Punta Cana by month
Experiences with the weather of Punta Cana

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Punta Cana.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Punta Cana.

Climate table of Punta Cana

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Punta Cana. 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 Punta Cana might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	28	27	26	26
Night temp. (°C)	15	15	16	17	18	18	18	19	18	18	17	15
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	12	14	29	77	123	95	89	104	119	108	54	14
Days with rain	9	11	16	23	25	25	24	26	27	27	21	12
Dry days	22	17	15	7	6	5	7	5	3	4	9	19
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	10
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
UV-index	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

Best time to visit Punta Cana

The best time to visit Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic is from January through April, June and July and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Punta Cana is 28°C in July and the lowest is 26°C in January.

Climate of Punta Cana by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Punta Cana? 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.

January