Climate
The weather is fairly consistent all year, with an average temperature of 30 °C (86 °F). The hot and humid season lasts from May to October, and during the day temperatures might reach 35 °C (95 °F). From November to March, temperatures during the evening are around 20 °C (68 °F). Very little rain falls around the area, primarily because of the mostly flat landscape, a combination of savanna and mountains.
| Climate data for Punta Cana | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30 (86) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26 (79) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23 (73) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 72.7 (2.862) |
53.3 (2.098) |
53.3 (2.098) |
63.3 (2.492) |
117.3 (4.618) |
89.7 (3.531) |
79.9 (3.146) |
92.8 (3.654) |
120.1 (4.728) |
152.4 (6) |
116.8 (4.598) |
78.7 (3.098) |
1,090.3 (42.925) |
| Avg. rainy days | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 111 |
| Source #1: National Bureau of Meteorology (ONAMET) | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Weather.com | |||||||||||||
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