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Best time to visit Punta Cana

Month-by-month weather averages for Punta Cana.

Punta Cana, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic

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  • Made good or best by an event
Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January26.7 °C / 80 °F23.4 °C / 74 °F33 mm / 1.3 ingood month
February26.7 °C / 80 °F23.3 °C / 74 °F34 mm / 1.3 ingood month
March26.9 °C / 80 °F23.3 °C / 74 °F40 mm / 1.6 ingood month
April27.6 °C / 82 °F24.1 °C / 75 °F58 mm / 2.3 ingood month
May28.4 °C / 83 °F25 °C / 77 °F101 mm / 4 inneither best nor good
June29.1 °C / 84 °F25.9 °C / 79 °F75 mm / 2.9 inneither best nor good
July29.2 °C / 85 °F26.1 °C / 79 °F97 mm / 3.8 inneither best nor good
August29.5 °C / 85 °F26.2 °C / 79 °F123 mm / 4.8 inneither best nor good
September29.6 °C / 85 °F26.1 °C / 79 °F125 mm / 4.9 inneither best nor good
October29.3 °C / 85 °F25.8 °C / 78 °F121 mm / 4.8 inneither best nor good
November28.2 °C / 83 °F24.9 °C / 77 °F115 mm / 4.5 inneither best nor good
December27.3 °C / 81 °F24.1 °C / 75 °F51 mm / 2 ingood month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: good
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: neither
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: good
Good
December–April
Why these months

  • January · good

    In its favour: precipitation 33 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, feels like (high) 29.5 °C / 85 °F, average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, wet days 11.8 days.

    Against: average daily low 23.4 °C / 74 °F, relative humidity 80%.

  • February · good

    In its favour: precipitation 34 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, feels like (high) 29.7 °C / 85 °F, average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, wet days 10.7 days.

    Against: average daily low 23.3 °C / 74 °F, relative humidity 79%.

  • March · good

    In its favour: precipitation 40 mm / 1.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, average daily high 26.9 °C / 80 °F, feels like (high) 30.3 °C / 87 °F, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, wet days 10.4 days.

    Against: average daily low 23.3 °C / 74 °F, relative humidity 78%.

  • April · good

    In its favour: precipitation 58 mm / 2.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, average daily high 27.6 °C / 82 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days.

    Against: feels like (high) 31.7 °C / 89 °F, average daily low 24.1 °C / 75 °F, wet days 12.2 days, relative humidity 80%.

  • December · good

    In its favour: precipitation 51 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, average daily high 27.3 °C / 81 °F, feels like (high) 30.4 °C / 87 °F, days with heavy rain 0.6 days.

    Against: wet days 14.2 days, average daily low 24.1 °C / 75 °F, relative humidity 81%.

Beach and swimming

Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.

  1. JJanuary: best
  2. FFebruary: best
  3. MMarch: best
  4. AApril: best
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: good
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: good
  12. DDecember: best
Best
December–April
Good
May–July, November
Why these months

  • January · best

    In its favour: average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 33 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, feels like (high) 29.5 °C / 85 °F, days with heavy rain 0.1 days, average daily low 23.4 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 20 km/h / 13 mph.

    Against: wet days 11.8 days.

  • February · best

    In its favour: average daily high 26.7 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 34 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, feels like (high) 29.7 °C / 85 °F, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 23.3 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 21 km/h / 13 mph.

    Against: wet days 10.7 days.

  • March · best

    In its favour: average daily high 26.9 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 40 mm / 1.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, feels like (high) 30.3 °C / 87 °F, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, average daily low 23.3 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 20 km/h / 12 mph.

    Against: wet days 10.4 days.

  • April · best

    In its favour: average daily high 27.6 °C / 82 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, precipitation 58 mm / 2.3 in, feels like (high) 31.7 °C / 89 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily low 24.1 °C / 75 °F, wind (daily max) 19 km/h / 12 mph.

    Against: wet days 12.2 days.

  • May · good

    In its favour: average daily high 28.4 °C / 83 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, feels like (high) 33.3 °C / 92 °F, days with heavy rain 2.6 days, average daily low 25 °C / 77 °F, wind (daily max) 17 km/h / 11 mph.

    Against: wet days 16.2 days, precipitation 101 mm / 4 in.

  • June · good

    In its favour: average daily high 29.1 °C / 84 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, precipitation 75 mm / 2.9 in, feels like (high) 34.5 °C / 94 °F, days with heavy rain 1.5 days, average daily low 25.9 °C / 79 °F, wind (daily max) 18 km/h / 11 mph.

    Against: wet days 15.7 days.

  • July · good

    In its favour: average daily high 29.2 °C / 85 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, feels like (high) 34.6 °C / 94 °F, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, wind (daily max) 20 km/h / 12 mph, average daily low 26.1 °C / 79 °F.

    Against: wet days 19.4 days, precipitation 97 mm / 3.8 in.

  • November · good

    In its favour: average daily high 28.2 °C / 83 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, feels like (high) 32.5 °C / 91 °F, days with heavy rain 3.3 days, average daily low 24.9 °C / 77 °F, wind (daily max) 18 km/h / 11 mph.

    Against: precipitation 115 mm / 4.5 in, wet days 18.2 days.

  • December · best

    In its favour: average daily high 27.3 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 51 mm / 2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 97%, feels like (high) 30.4 °C / 87 °F, days with heavy rain 0.6 days, average daily low 24.1 °C / 75 °F, wind (daily max) 20 km/h / 13 mph.

    Against: wet days 14.2 days.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Sugar Mountain Resort, 2355 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 29.5 °C29.7 °C30.3 °C31.7 °C33.3 °C34.5 °C34.6 °C35.1 °C35.5 °C34.8 °C32.5 °C30.4 °C
Days with heavy rain 0.1 days0.3 days0.7 days1.4 days2.6 days1.5 days2.3 days2.8 days2.8 days3 days3.3 days0.6 days
Time rain usually falls 4 pm5 pm3 pm3 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm3 pm3 pm2 pm2 pm
Sunshine per day 10.7 h11 h11.4 h12 h12.1 h12.1 h12 h11.4 h10.8 h10.3 h10.2 h10.8 h
Relative humidity 80%79%78%80%82%83%83%83%83%84%83%81%

Sea temperature

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea temperature 2022–202527.3 °C26.7 °C26.8 °C27.3 °C28.4 °C28.9 °C29.2 °C29.4 °C30 °C29.9 °C29 °C27.8 °C
Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–202527.4 °C26.8 °C26.9 °C27.5 °C28.6 °C29.1 °C29.4 °C29.6 °C30.2 °C30.1 °C29.1 °C27.9 °C
  • Very cold 10 °C or less
  • Cold 10 to 15 °C
  • Cool 15 to 20 °C
  • Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
  • Warm 25 to 28 °C
  • Very warm over 28 °C

The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–20257.8 µg/m³9.2 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³8.4 µg/m³8.2 µg/m³12.6 µg/m³14.5 µg/m³10 µg/m³7.9 µg/m³7.7 µg/m³6.8 µg/m³7.2 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202510 µg/m³11.3 µg/m³10.9 µg/m³11 µg/m³11 µg/m³17.6 µg/m³21.8 µg/m³14.5 µg/m³11.1 µg/m³10.9 µg/m³9.3 µg/m³9.4 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

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Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).