Punta Cana month by month
Plan your visit to Punta Cana by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 69 mm
January is when Punta Cana operates at full capacity. The 50 km coastal corridor from Arena Gorda in the north down through Bávaro, El Cortecito, and Cabeza de Toro to Playa…
- February
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 72 mm
February is the most popular month to visit Punta Cana, and the weather explains why. Average highs reach 27°C (81°F), the northeast trade winds keep humidity more manageable than…
- March
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 56 mm
March is the driest month on Punta Cana's calendar. Expect daytime temperatures near 28°C (82°F), lows around 23°C (74°F), and roughly 56mm of rain spread across about 15 days. The…
- April
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 108 mm
April in Punta Cana sits right on the seam between dry season and the wetter months ahead. Morning light on Playa Bávaro still comes in brilliant and low, the sand hot underfoot by…
- May
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 141 mm
May in Punta Cana marks the genuine turn into wet season. Rainfall nearly triples from March's 56 mm to roughly 141 mm, with showers expected on about 20 of the 31 days. Humidity…
- June
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 129 mm
June 1 marks the official start of Atlantic hurricane season, and that single fact shapes the entire experience of visiting Punta Cana this month. To be fair, the odds of a direct…
- July
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 135 mm
July in Punta Cana means two things at once. It is Atlantic hurricane season, which puts a real, if statistically modest, risk of tropical weather disruption on any trip you plan.…
- August
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 150 mm
August in Punta Cana means hurricane season. That single fact shapes every other decision about this month. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30, and…
- September
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 159 mm
September is the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and Punta Cana sits on the exposed eastern tip of Hispaniola. That context matters more than anything else about this month.…
- October
- High
- 30°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 163 mm
October sits at the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and Punta Cana is right in the path. Temperatures hold in the low 30s Celsius, upper 80s Fahrenheit, which sounds…
- November
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 178 mm
November is the wettest month of the year in Punta Cana, and that single fact should anchor every plan you make. La Altagracia province records around 178mm of rainfall across…
- December
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 86 mm
December is peak season in Punta Cana, full stop. The Atlantic hurricane season ended on November 30, and the weather has shifted into its dry-season pattern. Daytime temperatures…