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Climate in Punta Cana (Greater Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic

The graphs below show the monthly weather averages over the year.

Average day and night temperature

The mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year.

Monthly precipitation

The mean monthly precipitation over the year, including rain, snow, hail etc.

Weather Forecasts for Punta Cana

Fri   Apr 26
30°C | 24°C
E 14 km/h
1.7 mm
overcast and slight rain

overcast and slight rain

Sat   Apr 27
30°C | 24°C
NE 18 km/h
19 mm
overcast and thunder

overcast and thunder

Sun   Apr 28
29°C | 24°C
NE 22 km/h
6 mm
partly cloudy and rain

partly cloudy and rain

The best time of year to visit Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic

Punta Cana is an area in the east of the Dominican Republic. It has almost no villages or people, but consists only of palm trees, beautiful beaches and luxury hotel resorts where tourists are pampered in mostly all-inclusive packages.

Punta Cana has a tropical savanna climate which means great average temperatures, a lot of sunshine and very little rainfall. And if it rains it is usually of relatively short duration. The seawater has year-round pleasant temperatures.

As in the whole area there is a chance to encounter hurricanes, although the chances in Punta Cana are smaller than further west. If you want to visit Punta Cana without a risk of hurricanes best would be in the period from December to April. Hurricanes do not occur during that period and the probability of precipitation is a bit smaller than in the summer months.

Other facts from our historical weather data:

  • Which is the hottest month in Punta Cana?
    September has an average maximum temperature of 30°C and is the hottest month of the year.
  • Which is the coolest month in Punta Cana?
    The coolest month is March with an average maximum temperature of 27°C.
  • Which is the wettest month in Punta Cana?
    September tops the wettest month list with 139 mm of rainfall.
  • Which is the driest month in Punta Cana?
    March is the driest month with 47 mm of precipitation.
  • Which is the sunniest month in Punta Cana?
    March is the sunniest month with an average of 277 hours of sunshine.

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