Puerto Plata monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata average temperature chart (Celsius) Puerto Plata average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Puerto Plata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.5 27.9 28.8 29.3 30.6 32.1 32 32.2 32.3 31.5 29.3 27.5
°F 81.5 82.3 83.9 84.8 87 89.8 89.5 89.9 90.1 88.6 84.7 81.5

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.

Puerto Plata monthly rainfall chart (mm) Puerto Plata monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Puerto Plata (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 148 122 122 167 167 88 62 80 107 152 241 246
inches 5.8 4.8 4.8 6.6 6.6 3.5 2.4 3.1 4.2 6 9.5 9.7
Rainy days 13 10 10 10 13 13 15 15 16 17 14 14

Average annual rainfall in Puerto Plata: 1651.1mm (650 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Puerto Plata
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.8 7.3 7.6 7.5 7.2 8 8.5 8.5 7.4 7.2 6.5 5.9

Day / night temperatures

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

Puerto Plata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Puerto Plata average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Puerto Plata (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 17.3 17.2 17.5 18.2 19.6 20.4 20.6 20.6 20.5 20.1 19.1 17.9
Max °C 27.8 28.2 29.1 29.6 30.9 32.4 32.3 32.5 32.6 31.8 29.5 27.8
Min °F 63.1 63 63.5 64.8 67.2 68.7 69 69 68.8 68.1 66.4 64.1
Max °F 72.5 72.9 73.9 75 77.4 79.5 79.5 79.7 79.7 78.6 75.7 73

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Puerto Plata average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Puerto Plata average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Puerto Plata in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.5 26.1 26.1 26.5 27.2 28 28.3 28.7 29 29 28.3 27.3
°F 79.8 79.1 78.9 79.7 81 82.4 82.9 83.6 84.2 84.1 82.9 81.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Puerto Plata average winspeed by month (km/h) Puerto Plata average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Puerto Plata (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 8
mph 5 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5

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.

Puerto Plata relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Puerto Plata
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
79% 77% 74% 74% 76% 74% 73% 74% 75% 77% 79% 80%

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Puerto Plata weather stats

Puerto Plata weather statistics
Hottest month: August 32.2°C 90°F
Driest month: July 62mm 2.4ins
Sunniest month: August 8.5hrs
Coldest month: January 27.5°C 81.5°F
Wettest month: December 246mm 9.7ins
Warmest sea: September 29°C 84.2°F
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