Climate averages 1991–2020
Punta Cana weather
by month.
See how the year changes. September (tied with August) has the highest average daily maximum; February has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Punta Cana averages a daytime high of 27.5°C and a nighttime low of 24.9°C, with about 916 mm of rain on roughly 182 days. September (tied with August) is the warmest month (average high 28.9°C) and January the coolest (26.0°C). September is the wettest month with 121 mm; February is the driest with 31 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Punta Cana
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Punta Cana climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 39 | 12.0 | 11.111 h |
| February | 26.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 31 | 9.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 26.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 36 | 9.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.0°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 51 | 11.4 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 100 | 16.6 | 13.013 h |
| June | 28.5°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 71 | 15.2 | 13.213 h |
| July | 28.6°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 90 | 18.1 | 13.113 h |
| August | 28.9°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 105 | 18.6 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.9°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 121 | 18.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 117 | 20.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 103 | 17.6 | 11.311 h |
| December | 26.5°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 52 | 13.0 | 11.011 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- Salvaleón de HigüeyDominican Republic · 32 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 788 mm rain a year
- La RomanaDominican Republic · 62 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.5°C · 631 mm rain a year
- San Pedro de MacorísDominican Republic · 96 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.1°C · 709 mm rain a year
- MayagüezPuerto Rico · 140 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 576 mm rain a year
- Santo Domingo EsteDominican Republic · 153 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 1,059 mm rain a year
- Santo DomingoDominican Republic · 157 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.1°C · 973 mm rain a year
- Santo Domingo OesteDominican Republic · 168 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.6°C · 973 mm rain a year
- AreciboPuerto Rico · 178 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 1,133 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-4, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 18.60°, -68.40° (2 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 18.50°, -68.50°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.