When to go · Punta Cana
Punta Cana, month by month
The best months for Punta Cana: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec. Months to avoid: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatInside Punta Cana's best window: Dec–Apr.29 °C / 21 °C, 8 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- FebruaryGreatInside Punta Cana's best window: Dec–Apr.29 °C / 21 °C, 7 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Punta Cana's best window: Dec–Apr.30 °C / 21 °C, 7 rain days86 °F / 70 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGreatInside Punta Cana's best window: Dec–Apr.30 °C / 22 °C, 8 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Dominican Republic: First rainy season; showers, mostly short.31 °C / 23 °C, 11 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Dominican Republic: Hot; hurricane season opens; watch for sargassum in the east.31 °C / 24 °C, 10 rain days88 °F / 75 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyGoodOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Dominican Republic: Hot; summer holidays for Dominicans and the diaspora; Merengue festivals (check).32 °C / 24 °C, 10 rain days90 °F / 75 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (hurricane season, heaviest rain).32 °C / 24 °C, 11 rain days90 °F / 75 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (hurricane season, heaviest rain).32 °C / 24 °C, 12 rain days90 °F / 75 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Aug–Oct (hurricane season, heaviest rain).31 °C / 23 °C, 13 rain days88 °F / 73 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Dec–Apr). Across Dominican Republic: Hurricane season ends 30 Nov; north coast wet.30 °C / 22 °C, 11 rain days86 °F / 72 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGreatInside Punta Cana's best window: Dec–Apr.29 °C / 21 °C, 9 rain days84 °F / 70 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday