Punta Cana monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Punta Cana

Punta Cana average temperature chart (Celsius) Punta Cana average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Punta Cana (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 28.1 28.9 29.5 30.3 31 31.3 31.5 31.5 31 29.7 28.4
°F 82.5 82.6 84 85 86.5 87.7 88.3 88.6 88.6 87.7 85.5 83.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Punta Cana monthly rainfall chart (mm) Punta Cana monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Punta Cana (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 67 55 53 73 131 112 92 101 109 142 119 89
inches 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.9 5.2 4.4 3.6 4 4.3 5.6 4.7 3.5
Rainy days 16 12 12 11 13 14 16 16 16 17 16 17

Average annual rainfall in Punta Cana: 1093.866mm (430.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Punta Cana

Punta Cana average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Punta Cana
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.7 9.1 9.4 9.3 8.5 8.9 9.1 9.2 8.6 8.2 8.4 7.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Punta Cana average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Punta Cana average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Punta Cana (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21 20.9 21.3 21.8 22.8 23.5 24 24.2 23.8 23.1 22.5 21.5
Max °C 28.3 28.3 29.1 29.7 30.5 31.2 31.5 31.7 31.7 31.2 29.9 28.6
Min °F 69.7 69.6 70.3 71.2 73 74.2 75.1 75.5 74.8 73.5 72.5 70.6
Max °F 76.3 76.3 77.4 78.3 79.9 81.1 81.9 82.2 81.9 80.8 79.2 77

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Punta Cana average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Punta Cana average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Punta Cana in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.7 26.3 26.3 26.8 27.5 28.1 28.3 28.7 29 28.9 28.3 27.4
°F 80 79.4 79.3 80.2 81.5 82.6 82.9 83.6 84.1 84 83 81.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Punta Cana average winspeed by month (km/h) Punta Cana average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Punta Cana (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 15 15 13 14 16 15 13 12 15 16
mph 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 9 8 7 9 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Punta Cana relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Punta Cana
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
83% 81% 81% 82% 83% 82% 82% 83% 83% 83% 82% 83%
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Punta Cana weather stats

Punta Cana weather statistics
Hottest month: August 31.5°C 88.7°F
Driest month: March 53mm 2.1ins
Sunniest month: March 9.4hrs
Coldest month: January 28.1°C 82.6°F
Wettest month: October 142mm 5.6ins
Warmest sea: September 29°C 84.2°F
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