Daily high temperatures are around 83°F, rarely falling below 80°F or exceeding 86°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 72°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 75°F.

For reference, on August 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Punta Cana typically range from 77°F to 88°F, while on January 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 72°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in February in Punta CanaFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282868°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°F88°F88°F90°F90°F92°F92°FJanMarFeb 183°FFeb 183°F72°F72°FFeb 2883°FFeb 2883°F72°F72°FFeb 1183°FFeb 1183°F72°F72°FNowNow

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on February. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Punta Cana

Average Hourly Temperature in February in Punta CanaFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282812 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarNowNowcomfortablewarmwarmwarmcomfortable

frigid
15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
cold
55°F
cool
65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
sweltering

The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Afareaitu, French Polynesia (6,069 miles away) and Mombasa, Kenya (7,498 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Punta Cana (view comparison).

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The month of February in Punta Cana experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 20% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is February 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 81% of the time.

For reference, on May 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 75%, while on January 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 82%.

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Punta Cana

Cloud Cover Categories in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMarFeb 181%Feb 181%Feb 2879%Feb 2879%Feb 1180%Feb 1180%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast

0%
clear
20%
mostly clear
40%
partly cloudy
60%
mostly cloudy
80%
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100%

The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Punta Cana, the chance of a wet day over the course of February is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 11% and ending it at 9%.

For reference, the year’s highest daily chance of a wet day is 27% on November 3, and its lowest chance is 8% on March 10.

Probability of Precipitation in February in Punta Cana

Probability of Precipitation in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%JanMarFeb 111%Feb 111%Feb 289%Feb 289%Feb 1111%Feb 1111%NowNowrain

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during February in Punta Cana is essentially constant, remaining about 1.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 3.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in Punta Cana

Average Monthly Rainfall in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280. 0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inJanMarFeb 11.1 inFeb 11.1 inFeb 280.9 inFeb 280.9 inFeb 111.0 inFeb 111.0 inNowNow

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of February in Punta Cana, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 26 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 57 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 37 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is February 1, with 11 hours, 20 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 11 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Punta Cana

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrJanMarnightnightdaydayFeb 111 hr, 20 minFeb 111 hr, 20 minFeb 2811 hr, 46 minFeb 2811 hr, 46 minNowNow

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Punta Cana is 7:07 AM on February 1 and the earliest sunrise is 14 minutes earlier at 6:53 AM on February 28.

The earliest sunset is 6:27 PM on February 1 and the latest sunset is 12 minutes later at 6:39 PM on February 28.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Punta Cana during 2023.

For reference, on June 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:57 AM and sets 13 hours, 15 minutes later, at 7:12 PM, while on December 22, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:01 AM and sets 11 hours, 1 minute later, at 6:02 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in February in Punta Cana

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJanMar6:53 AM6:53 AMFeb 286:39 PMFeb 286:39 PM7:07 AM7:07 AMFeb 16:27 PMFeb 16:27 PM7:00 AM7:00 AMFeb 166:34 PMFeb 166:34 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow

The solar day over the course of February. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun’s elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Punta Cana

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in February in Punta CanaFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282812 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJanMar00101020202030304040505060000101020203030304040505060NowNow

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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of February 2023. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for February 2023. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Punta Cana

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in February in Punta CanaFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282812 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJanMarJan 67:09 PMJan 67:09 PMJan 214:54 PMJan 214:54 PMFeb 52:29 PMFeb 52:29 PMFeb 203:06 AMFeb 203:06 AMMar 78:41 AMMar 78:41 AMMar 211:24 PMMar 211:24 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM7:45 AM7:45 AM7:01 AM7:01 AM6:18 PM6:18 PM6:33 PM6:33 PM7:49 AM7:49 AM7:23 AM7:23 AM7:14 PM7:14 PM6:09 PM6:09 PM7:00 AM7:00 AM6:37 AM6:37 AM6:55 PM6:55 PMNowNow

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Punta Cana is gradually decreasing during February, falling from 95% to 93% over the course of the month.

For reference, on May 24, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on March 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 93% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Punta Cana

Humidity Comfort Levels in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JanMarFeb 195%Feb 195%Feb 2893%Feb 2893%Feb 1195%Feb 1195%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidmiserablemiserable

dry
55°F
comfortable
60°F
humid
65°F
muggy
70°F
oppressive
75°F
miserable

The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Punta Cana is essentially constant during February, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 13.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 23, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.5 miles per hour, while on October 10, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in February in Punta Cana

Average Wind Speed in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph20 mph20 mph25 mph25 mphJanMarFeb 113. 0 mphFeb 113.0 mphFeb 2813.0 mphFeb 2813.0 mphFeb 1613.0 mphFeb 1613.0 mphNowNow

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Punta Cana throughout February is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 80% on February 10.

Wind Direction in February in Punta Cana

Wind Direction in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JanMarNowNoweastsouthnorth

northeastsouthwest

The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Punta Cana is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Punta Cana is essentially constant during February, remaining around 79°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in February in Punta Cana

Average Water Temperature in February in Punta CanaFeb112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282877.5°F77.5°F78.0°F78.0°F78.5°F78.5°F79.0°F79.0°F79.5°F79.5°F80.0°F80.0°F80.5°F80.5°F81.0°F81.0°F81.5°F81.5°FJanMarFeb 179°FFeb 179°FFeb 2879°FFeb 2879°FFeb 1179°FFeb 1179°FNowNow

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Punta Cana are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Punta Cana

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanMar100%Feb 15100%Feb 15100%Jan 1100%Jan 1NowNowcomfortablewarmhot

frigid
15°F
freezing
32°F
very cold
45°F
cold
55°F
cool
65°F
comfortable
75°F
warm
85°F
hot
95°F
sweltering

The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Punta Cana are rapidly increasing during February, increasing by 723°F, from 867°F to 1,589°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in February in Punta Cana

Growing Degree Days in February in Punta CanaFeb1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°F1,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°FJanMarFeb 1867°FFeb 1867°FFeb 281,589°FFeb 281,589°FFeb 111,138°FFeb 111,138°FFeb 161,271°FFeb 161,271°FNowNow

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of February, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Punta Cana is gradually increasing during February, rising by 0.8 kWh, from 5.6 kWh to 6.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Punta Cana

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in February in Punta CanaFeb11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728280 kWh0 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJanMarFeb 15.6 kWhFeb 15.6 kWhFeb 286.4 kWhFeb 286. 4 kWhFeb 166.0 kWhFeb 166.0 kWhNowNow

The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Punta Cana are 18.582 deg latitude, -68.404 deg longitude, and 92 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Punta Cana contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 121 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 82 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (384 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,346 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Punta Cana is covered by cropland (48%), trees (29%), and grassland (14%), within 10 miles by water (41%) and cropland (24%), and within 50 miles by water (77%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Punta Cana, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Punta Cana.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Punta Cana according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Punta Cana is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Punta Cana and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

• Punta Cana International Airport (MDPC, 99%, 2.9 mi, east, -46 ft elevation change)
• Las Américas International Airport (MDSD, 0. 7%, 84 mi, west, -33 ft elevation change)

MDPC, 99%3 mi, -46 ftMDSD, 1%84 mi, -33 ft

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To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Punta Cana and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source’s contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun’s position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA’s MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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