Puerto Plata (Sosua) weather by month
The best time to visit Puerto Plata (Sosua) is January, February and April — 91/100 in February, 29°C and 11 rainy days. It is good year-round: every month scores within a few points of the best.
The worst month is September at 85/100 — sweltering, rainy, clean air. See September →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Good year-round · worst September (85/100)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 19°C
- Wet days
- 11
- Sun
- 10.3 h
- Humidity
- 78%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Puerto Plata, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Puerto Plata is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Puerto Plata through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Humpbacks on the Silver Bank15 Jan – 31 Mar (usually)Nature
- February
- Carnaval and Independence Day1–28 FebFestival
- March
- Semana Santa29 Mar – 5 AprHoliday
- June
- Hurricane season1 Jun – 30 NovHazard
- Cabarete wind season1 Jun – 15 Sep (usually)Season
- December
- Christmas and New Year peak18 Dec – 5 JanHoliday
- Winter high season15 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)Season
Crowds in Puerto Plata in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsCarnaval and Independence Day, Winter high season(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Puerto Plata
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe January days typically in the high-70s to mid-80sF, cooling to around 72F at night - genuinely warm and beach-friendly overall. Posters note this technically falls within a cooler, wetter stretch for Puerto Plata specifically (November-February), distinct from the broader Dominican Republic's December-April 'dry season' framing that applies better to the south coast - so some rain, most commonly arriving in the early evening (roughly 6-8pm) before clearing, is a real and fairly regular feature even in January. Posters describe ocean conditions as good for swimming despite the rain risk, and generally rate January's warm days and cool but comfortable evenings as a solid trade-off against the possibility of an evening shower.
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