Montego Bay vs Punta Cana: which is better, month by month

Punta Cana beats Montego Bay in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (86 vs 75) — and they are within 3 points in November to February.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Montego Bay vs Punta Cana — all 12 months

MonthMontego BayPunta CanaWinnerGap
January91Shot, a little rain, clean air92Shot, a little rain, clean airTie1
February91Shot, a little rain, clean air91Shot, a little rain, clean airTie0
March88Asweltering, a little rain, clean air92Shot, a little rain, clean airPunta Cana4
April84Asweltering, rainy, clean air89Asweltering, a little rain, clean airPunta Cana5
May75Bsweltering, soaked, clean air86Asweltering, rainy, clean airPunta Cana11
June79Bsweltering, soaked, clean air88Asweltering, a little rain, clean airPunta Cana9
July80Asweltering, rainy, muggy air84Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPunta Cana4
August77Bsweltering, soaked, clean air83Asweltering, rainy, clean airPunta Cana6
September76Bsweltering, soaked, clean air82Asweltering, rainy, clean airPunta Cana6
October73Bsweltering, soaked, clean air81Asweltering, rainy, clean airPunta Cana8
November81Asweltering, rainy, clean air81Asweltering, rainy, clean airTie0
December89Asweltering, a little rain, clean air90Shot, a little rain, clean airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is May (75 vs 86). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Montego Bay

🇯🇲 Jamaica · tropical climate

Best month
January 91/100
Months won
0 of 12

Punta Cana

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · tropical climate

Best month
January 92/100
Months won
8 of 12

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