Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
tropical climate · beach · high crowds · mid prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
Punta Cana sits under a tropical sky in Dominican Republic, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the January peak reaches a 94/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 27°C — a solid base for a beach trip.
The year runs from average lows of 23°C in January to highs of 30°C in September. The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 78% rain-day odds in July against 49% in March. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through January–December.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 30°C against winter's 27°C, while rain-day odds move from 60% in winter and 58% in spring to 73% in summer and 68% through autumn. In short: plan around winter if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into autumn with managed expectations (its season score is 84). For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is December: still 27°C highs, with a sun score of 94.
Best months to visit Punta Cana
Our month-by-month scoring puts January first (94/100), with March (94) and June (94) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. At the other end, November scores just 83, the weakest month of the year.
Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its January rain odds beat 25% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Punta Cana → · More destinations for January →
As of the latest refresh, Punta Cana's next 15 days span 24°C to 30°C; 7 days look mostly sunny while 7 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 84/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,212 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,253 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 6,904 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,063 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 7,519 km | ~10 h | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 30° / 24° | 57% | 35% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 30° / 26° | 38% | 18% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 29° / 25° | 37% | 27% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 28° / 25° | 70% | 49% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 30° / 24° | 74% | 43% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 29° / 24° | 69% | 51% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 29° / 24° | 87% | 61% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 29° / 24° | 84% | 58% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 30° / 24° | 68% | 58% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 30° / 25° | 32% | 43% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 30° / 26° | 14% | 34% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 30° / 26° | 15% | 38% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 30° / 25° | 35% | 36% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 30° / 26° | 25% | 27% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 29° / 25° | 42% | 22% |
Punta Cana climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (January highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9° / 23.4° | 37.5% | 54.2% | 94 |
| February | 26.9° / 23.2° | 32.4% | 63.8% | 93 |
| March | 27.3° / 23.2° | 35.1% | 48.9% | 94 |
| April | 27.9° / 23.7° | 46.3% | 61.3% | 92 |
| May | 28.8° / 24.7° | 59.5% | 64.2% | 93 |
| June | 29.5° / 25.5° | 61.8% | 65.7% | 94 |
| July | 29.6° / 25.7° | 56.1% | 77.7% | 91 |
| August | 29.8° / 25.8° | 53.8% | 74.5% | 89 |
| September | 30° / 25.6° | 62.4% | 63.7% | 84 |
| October | 29.5° / 25.2° | 62.2% | 69.5% | 85 |
| November | 28.3° / 24.4° | 52.8% | 71.3% | 83 |
| December | 27.4° / 23.9° | 36.7% | 61.5% | 94 |
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