Dominican Republic (Puerto Plata)

Dominican Republic (Puerto Plata) – What you should know

Puerto Plata sits on the Atlantic coast in the north of the Dominican Republic — the wetter side of the island. While Punta Cana in the southeast gets by with considerably less rain, around 281 mm falls here in November and 200 mm in December. The classic European winter travel season is therefore precisely the wettest time of year.

Temperatures, on the other hand, are constant all year: between 28°C in January and 32°C from June to October, never below 19°C at night. The Caribbean Sea sits between 26°C and 29°C — swimming is not a problem on any day of the year. The driest month is June at 73 mm, followed by July and August.

For trip planning, another factor matters more than the monthly rainfall: the Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June to November, peaking between August and October. In twenty-year climate averages such individual events all but disappear, but in any given year they can define a trip. February to June is the compromise between low rainfall, warm water and low storm risk.