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Month-by-month weather averages for Sosúa.

Sosúa, Puerto Plata, 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
January25.5 °C / 78 °F22.5 °C / 73 °F93 mm / 3.7 ingood month
February25.5 °C / 78 °F22.3 °C / 72 °F73 mm / 2.9 ingood month
March25.5 °C / 78 °F22.4 °C / 72 °F84 mm / 3.3 ingood month
April26.1 °C / 79 °F23.1 °C / 74 °F68 mm / 2.7 ingood month
May27.2 °C / 81 °F24.1 °C / 75 °F63 mm / 2.5 ingood month
June28.3 °C / 83 °F25.1 °C / 77 °F29 mm / 1.1 inneither best nor good
July28.3 °C / 83 °F25.2 °C / 77 °F41 mm / 1.6 inneither best nor good
August28.6 °C / 83 °F25.5 °C / 78 °F58 mm / 2.3 inneither best nor good
September28.8 °C / 84 °F25.6 °C / 78 °F65 mm / 2.6 inneither best nor good
October28.3 °C / 83 °F25.1 °C / 77 °F86 mm / 3.4 inneither best nor good
November27 °C / 81 °F24.1 °C / 75 °F118 mm / 4.7 inneither best nor good
December26 °C / 79 °F23.1 °C / 74 °F94 mm / 3.7 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: good
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: neither
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: good
Good
December–May
Why these months

  • January · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 27.3 °C / 81 °F, average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, precipitation 93 mm / 3.7 in, days with heavy rain 2.3 days.

    Against: wet days 14 days, relative humidity 81%, average daily low 22.5 °C / 73 °F.

  • February · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 27.3 °C / 81 °F, average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, precipitation 73 mm / 2.9 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days.

    Against: wet days 13.4 days, relative humidity 81%, average daily low 22.3 °C / 72 °F.

  • March · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 27.8 °C / 82 °F, average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, precipitation 84 mm / 3.3 in, days with heavy rain 2.2 days.

    Against: wet days 12.3 days, relative humidity 79%, average daily low 22.4 °C / 72 °F.

  • April · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 29.2 °C / 85 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, average daily high 26.1 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, days with heavy rain 1.4 days.

    Against: wet days 12.6 days, relative humidity 81%, average daily low 23.1 °C / 74 °F.

  • May · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 91%, precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, average daily high 27.2 °C / 81 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, wet days 11.8 days.

    Against: feels like (high) 31.1 °C / 88 °F, average daily low 24.1 °C / 75 °F, relative humidity 82%.

  • December · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 28 °C / 82 °F, average daily high 26 °C / 79 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days.

    Against: wet days 17.1 days, relative humidity 82%, average daily low 23.1 °C / 74 °F.

Beach and swimming

Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.

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

  • January · good

    In its favour: average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, feels like (high) 27.3 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 93 mm / 3.7 in, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, average daily low 22.5 °C / 73 °F, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph.

    Against: wet days 14 days.

  • February · good

    In its favour: average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, precipitation 73 mm / 2.9 in, feels like (high) 27.3 °C / 81 °F, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, average daily low 22.3 °C / 72 °F, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 15 mph.

    Against: wet days 13.4 days.

  • March · good

    In its favour: average daily high 25.5 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, feels like (high) 27.8 °C / 82 °F, precipitation 84 mm / 3.3 in, days with heavy rain 2.2 days, average daily low 22.4 °C / 72 °F, wind (daily max) 24 km/h / 15 mph.

    Against: wet days 12.3 days.

  • April · best

    In its favour: average daily high 26.1 °C / 79 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, precipitation 68 mm / 2.7 in, feels like (high) 29.2 °C / 85 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily low 23.1 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 24 km/h / 15 mph.

    Against: wet days 12.6 days.

  • May · best

    In its favour: average daily high 27.2 °C / 81 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, feels like (high) 31.1 °C / 88 °F, days with heavy rain 1.4 days, average daily low 24.1 °C / 75 °F, wind (daily max) 24 km/h / 15 mph.

    Against: wet days 11.8 days.

  • June · best

    In its favour: average daily high 28.3 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 29 mm / 1.1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, feels like (high) 32.5 °C / 91 °F, days with heavy rain 0.4 days, wet days 7.5 days, average daily low 25.1 °C / 77 °F, wind (daily max) 25 km/h / 16 mph.

  • July · best

    In its favour: average daily high 28.3 °C / 83 °F, precipitation 41 mm / 1.6 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, feels like (high) 32.2 °C / 90 °F, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 25.2 °C / 77 °F, wind (daily max) 27 km/h / 16 mph.

    Against: wet days 10.9 days.

  • August · best

    In its favour: average daily high 28.6 °C / 83 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, precipitation 58 mm / 2.3 in, feels like (high) 32.9 °C / 91 °F, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, average daily low 25.5 °C / 78 °F, wind (daily max) 26 km/h / 16 mph.

    Against: wet days 11.3 days.

  • September · best

    In its favour: average daily high 28.8 °C / 84 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, precipitation 65 mm / 2.6 in, feels like (high) 33.7 °C / 93 °F, days with heavy rain 0.8 days, average daily low 25.6 °C / 78 °F, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph.

    Against: wet days 13.2 days.

  • October · good

    In its favour: average daily high 28.3 °C / 83 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 88%, feels like (high) 32.8 °C / 91 °F, precipitation 86 mm / 3.4 in, days with heavy rain 1.7 days, average daily low 25.1 °C / 77 °F, wind (daily max) 21 km/h / 13 mph.

    Against: wet days 16.7 days.

  • December · good

    In its favour: average daily high 26 °C / 79 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, feels like (high) 28 °C / 82 °F, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, precipitation 94 mm / 3.7 in, average daily low 23.1 °C / 74 °F, wind (daily max) 23 km/h / 14 mph.

    Against: wet days 17.1 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, 2131 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) 27.3 °C27.3 °C27.8 °C29.2 °C31.1 °C32.5 °C32.2 °C32.9 °C33.7 °C32.8 °C30.1 °C28 °C
Days with heavy rain 2.3 days1.6 days2.2 days1.4 days1.4 days0.4 days0.3 days1.2 days0.8 days1.7 days3.6 days1.6 days
Time rain usually falls 7 am3 am12 am5 pm4 pm5 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm4 pm3 am
Sunshine per day 10.1 h10.8 h11.3 h11.7 h11.9 h12.2 h12.1 h11.6 h11.1 h10.3 h10.3 h10.4 h
Relative humidity 81%81%79%81%82%82%83%83%82%83%82%82%

Sea temperature

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

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea temperature 2022–202526.8 °C26.4 °C26.5 °C26.5 °C27.6 °C28.3 °C27.8 °C28.6 °C29.6 °C30.1 °C28.8 °C27.8 °C
Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–202526.9 °C26.5 °C26.6 °C26.7 °C27.8 °C28.5 °C28 °C28.8 °C29.8 °C30.3 °C28.9 °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) 2022–20257.1 µg/m³7.5 µg/m³8.5 µg/m³8 µg/m³9.7 µg/m³11.4 µg/m³11.6 µg/m³8.6 µg/m³8.6 µg/m³9.6 µg/m³6.9 µg/m³7 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202510.8 µg/m³10.8 µg/m³12.7 µg/m³11.6 µg/m³14.2 µg/m³15.6 µg/m³16.7 µg/m³12.4 µg/m³12.8 µg/m³14.6 µg/m³11.1 µg/m³11.1 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).