La Altagracia Province · Dominican Republic
Punta Cana in January
In January, Punta Cana averages a daytime high of 29 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 83 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Punta Cana's most comfortable months, February.
- Average high
- 29 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 83 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 11 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 71
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Punta Cana
January is tied for the coolest month in Punta Cana by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 29 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 21 °C to 25 °C. By day, January is about the same as December, and February is about the same as January.
January brings 83 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 100 mm (1201 mm a year); it is the 9th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 11 h 10 min, against 11 h at the shortest and 13 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 21 °C | 83 mm | |
| February | 29 °C | 21 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| March | 30 °C | 22 °C | 45 mm | |
| April | 30 °C | 22 °C | 79 mm | |
| May | 31 °C | 23 °C | 116 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 112 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 24 °C | 106 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 104 mm | |
| September | 32 °C | 24 °C | 119 mm | |
| October | 32 °C | 24 °C | 136 mm | |
| November | 30 °C | 23 °C | 143 mm | |
| December | 29 °C | 22 °C | 95 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Punta Cana?
Not by the measure used here: about 83 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Punta Cana are February; the nearest is February.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Dominican Republic in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Punta Cana that are comfortable in January
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Punta Cana
This guide lists 71 places to stay in Punta Cana: 4 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 67 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 1; 1–3 km, 3; 3–10 km, 8; 10 km or more, 59.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.