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Weather in Puerto Plata — today

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Now in Puerto Plata
🌙
+27°
Clear
Feels like +31° · humidity 85%
Today 12.9: +31° / +26°
🕐 01:25
Wind
16 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
34 · Good
Precipitation
35%
Humidity
85%
Pressure
1016 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:29 / 18:48
Sea temperature
🌊 +29°

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
Feels warmer by 4°
Weather for an activity:

Detailed weather information for Puerto Plata

Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic): partly cloudy, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +31°, at night around +26°. Wind up to 19 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +29° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:29 and set at 18:48 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Puerto Plata

🌅 sunrise 06:29 🌇 sunset 18:48🌙☀️☀️🌦️☀️🌙🌙+27°+26°+26°+30°+30°+30°+28°+27°1%6%29%22%3%01:0004:0007:0010:0013:0016:0019:0022:00
💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).

Weather in Puerto Plata for 14 days

Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
Today 12.9
⛈️
💧 35%
+26° +31°
Morning
☀️
+28°
Day
⛈️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+26°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 35% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Tomorrow 13.9
🌤️
💧 48%
+25° +31°
Morning
☀️
+28°
Day
🌤️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+25°
Mostly clear · precipitation 48% · wind up to 24 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Mon 14.9
⛈️
💧 91%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 91% · wind up to 30 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Tue 15.9
🌦️
💧 96%
+24° +30°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 96% · wind up to 18 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Wed 16.9
⛈️
💧 90%
+23° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 90% · wind up to 21 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Thu 17.9
⛈️
💧 69%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 69% · wind up to 24 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Fri 18.9
⛈️
💧 89%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 89% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Sat 19.9
⛈️
💧 89%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 89% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Sun 20.9
🌦️
💧 85%
+24° +29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 85% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Mon 21.9
☁️
💧 77%
+23° +30°
Morning
☁️
+26°
Day
☁️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Overcast · precipitation 77% · wind up to 7 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Tue 22.9
☁️
💧 73%
+24° +30°
Morning
☁️
+26°
Day
☁️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Overcast · precipitation 73% · wind up to 9 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Wed 23.9
⛈️
💧 74%
+24° +30°
Morning
⛈️
+26°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 74% · wind up to 13 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Thu 24.9
🌤️
💧 79%
+24° +30°
Morning
🌤️
+26°
Day
🌤️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Mostly clear · precipitation 79% · wind up to 16 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
Fri 25.9
🌦️
💧 85%
+26° +30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 85% · wind up to 18 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

🗺️ Precipitation radar

Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy

🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day

Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
62 / 100
for sea and sun · Average
🏊 Swimming
47 / 100
water 29° · Average
🏃 Running
11 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
35%
possible · moderate
✨ Stars
64 / 100
evening visibility · Average
🧺 Laundry drying
24 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
53 / 100
no rain expected · Average

🌫️ Air quality

34
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 12PM10: 26O₃: 28NO₂: 7
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
18:48
Golden hour
18:19
Daylight
12 h (-1 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+29°
🌊 slight, waves 1 m.

Puerto Plata climate by month

Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+26°
+22°
Jan
+26°
+22°
Feb
+27°
+22°
Mar
+28°
+23°
Apr
+29°
+24°
May
+30°
+25°
Jun
+30°
+25°
Jul
+30°
+25°
Aug
+30°
+25°
Sep
+29°
+25°
Oct
+28°
+24°
Nov
+27°
+23°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month Day Night Sea Precipitation What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January +26° +22° +27° 76 mm A comfortable month: +26° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (76 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
February +26° +22° +26° 52 mm Warm and comfortable: +26° by day, +22° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +26° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
March +27° +22° +27° 77 mm Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (77 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming.
April +28° +23° +27° 64 mm A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (64 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
May +29° +24° +28° 86 mm Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (86 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
June +30° +25° +29° 43 mm Gentle warmth — about +30° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July +30° +25° +28° 38 mm A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
August +30° +25° +29° 50 mm Warm and comfortable: +30° by day, +25° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. This is the hottest month of the year in Puerto Plata.
September +30° +25° +30° 81 mm Gentle warmth — about +30° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (81 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
October +29° +25° +30° 86 mm A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (86 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month.
November +28° +24° +29° 94 mm Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (94 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
December +27° +23° +28° 69 mm Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (69 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.

When to visit Puerto Plata

✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: February, April, July
Daytime air+26…+30°
Sea temperature+26…+28°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +26…+30° by day, little rain, warm sea (+26…28°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, March, June, August, November, December
Daytime air+26…+30°
Sea temperature+27…+29°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (43–94 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: May, September, October
Daytime air+29…+30°
Sea temperature+28…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (81–86 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Puerto Plata is February, April, July, and the most comfortable months are February, April, July. The toughest months to visit are May, September, October: frequent rain.

🌡️ Today vs the climate normal

Today's high
+31°
Normal for September
+30°
Deviation
1° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+31°
Record for this date
+33° (1944)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).

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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Puerto Plata

What is the weather in Puerto Plata right now?
Clear, +27°, feels like +31°.
Will it rain in Puerto Plata today?
Yes: 35% chance, 1 mm.
When is the best time to visit Puerto Plata?
Best time to visit — February, April, July.
Can you swim in Puerto Plata in winter?
In winter the water is around +27° — great for swimming. In summer the sea warms up to +29°.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Puerto Plata?
Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:48.
Does it snow in Puerto Plata in winter?
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Puerto Plata by month?
Summers up to +30° in August, winters around +22° in January; the wettest month is November.
How hot is it in Puerto Plata in summer?
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.