Puerto Plata weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Puerto Plata is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with March and January close behind. Puerto Plata averages about 2,675 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,675
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 725 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 146k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Puerto Plata?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Puerto Plata is February, then March and January. The dullest month is November (77/100, 99 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Puerto Plata?
Puerto Plata gets a lot of sun: around 2,675 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 12 Sunshine Score points separate February from November. It ranks #7 of 7 destinations in Dominican Republic for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,867 hours. The year's 725 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 50 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 29 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 39 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 47 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 78 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 50 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 57 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 66 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 76 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 80 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 80 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 99 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 54 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Puerto Plata by month
The sea off Puerto Plata is warmest in October at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 171 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic · 175 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 223 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 267 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 285 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
- San Juan Puerto Rico · 502 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Samana Dominican Republic · 103 km · 2,767 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- La Isabela Dominican Republic · 145 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Barahona Dominican Republic · 177 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Salt Cay Turks & Caicos Islands · 187 km · 3,061 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Puerto Plata compares month by month: Puerto Plata vs Santo Domingo · Puerto Plata vs Port-au-Prince · Puerto Plata vs Cap Haitien · Puerto Plata vs Punta Cana · all comparisons
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