Puerto Plata weather
Loading live data…Latest for Puerto Plata: European (ECMWF): 24° Overcast · American (NOAA GFS): 24° Overcast · German (DWD ICON): 24° Fog.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Puerto Plata and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Puerto Plata? Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, sits at 19.8°N in a tropical climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Puerto Plata right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a beach trip the rain and wind columns below matter most - that is what makes or breaks a day by the sea.
Best time to visit Puerto Plata
The most comfortable time to visit Puerto Plata is usually January, February, March and April, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 24-33°C range and the heaviest November rain is behind you.
Puerto Plata weather by month
what to expect in Puerto Plata through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Puerto Plata La Union (WMO)Here is Puerto Plata's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Puerto Plata by season.
Puerto Plata compared with Toronto
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Puerto Plata 31°C, Toronto 14°C
Rain over a year
Puerto Plata 1,663 mm, Toronto 924 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Puerto Plata runs 17°C warmer than Toronto, with every month between +6°C and +29°C. Over a year it gets 80% more rain than Toronto.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Puerto Plata | Toronto | Difference | Sunlight, Puerto Plata | Sunlight, Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 0°C | +29°C | 78% | 56% |
| February | 29°C | 1°C | +28°C | 79% | 57% |
| March | 30°C | 5°C | +25°C | 78% | 64% |
| April | 30°C | 12°C | +18°C | 78% | 67% |
| May | 32°C | 19°C | +13°C | 76% | 72% |
| June | 33°C | 24°C | +9°C | 81% | 76% |
| July | 33°C | 27°C | +6°C | 81% | 79% |
| August | 33°C | 26°C | +7°C | 81% | 79% |
| September | 33°C | 22°C | +11°C | 81% | 76% |
| October | 32°C | 15°C | +17°C | 80% | 63% |
| November | 31°C | 8°C | +23°C | 76% | 60% |
| December | 30°C | 3°C | +27°C | 78% | 54% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Puerto Plata: station normals from Puerto Plata La Union (WMO), rain included. Toronto: station normals from Toronto City (WMO); rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Toronto stands in for Canada here; other cities have their own climate tables.