When to go · Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata, month by month
The best months for Puerto Plata: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec. Months to avoid: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Puerto Plata's best window: Dec–Apr (dry, cooler).29 °C / 20 °C, 10 rain days84 °F / 68 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- FebruaryGreatInside Puerto Plata's best window: Dec–Apr (dry, cooler).29 °C / 20 °C, 8 rain days84 °F / 68 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Puerto Plata's best window: Dec–Apr (dry, cooler).30 °C / 20 °C, 8 rain days86 °F / 68 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Puerto Plata's best window: Dec–Apr (dry, cooler).30 °C / 21 °C, 9 rain days86 °F / 70 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (dry, cooler)). Across Dominican Republic: First rainy season; showers, mostly short.31 °C / 22 °C, 11 rain days88 °F / 72 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (dry, cooler)). Across Dominican Republic: Hot; hurricane season opens; watch for sargassum in the east.32 °C / 23 °C, 9 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (dry, cooler)). Across Dominican Republic: Hot; summer holidays for Dominicans and the diaspora; Merengue festivals (check).32 °C / 23 °C, 9 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (hurricane season peak, heavy rain).32 °C / 23 °C, 9 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (hurricane season peak, heavy rain).32 °C / 23 °C, 10 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (hurricane season peak, heavy rain).32 °C / 23 °C, 12 rain days90 °F / 73 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr (dry, cooler)). Across Dominican Republic: Hurricane season ends 30 Nov; north coast wet.31 °C / 22 °C, 12 rain days88 °F / 72 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGreatInside Puerto Plata's best window: Dec–Apr (dry, cooler).29 °C / 21 °C, 11 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday