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Puerto Plata

City · 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Population 338,339
Area 20 km²
Time zone America/Santo_Domingo
Official website ayuntamientopuertoplata.gob.do/historia/
Puerto Plata

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Puerto Plata Essentials

Puerto Plata features 16th-century Spanish architecture, such as the San Felipe Fortress, alongside vibrant Victorian-style buildings in the historic center. Visitors can ascend Mount Isabel de Torres via the Caribbean's only cable car to see the Christ the Redeemer statue and botanical gardens. The city’s cultural landscape includes the Amber Museum’s prehistoric fossils, the Gregorio Luperón Museum dedicated to a national hero, and the colorful Umbrella Street near the central park and San Felipe Cathedral.

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Climate & when to visit

Best time to visit: February

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Typical weather in January

Good
  • 27° (feels like 28°) · extremes 23°–29°
  • 24° at night
  • 12 rainy days
  • 12 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in February

Great
  • 27° (feels like 28°) · extremes 22°–29°
  • 24° at night
  • 9 rainy days
  • 13 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Muggy, humid air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in March

Good
  • 27° (feels like 28°) · extremes 22°–29°
  • 24° at night
  • 10 rainy days
  • 16 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Muggy, humid air
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 9 · very high

Typical weather in April

Good
  • 28° (feels like 29°) · extremes 23°–30°
  • 24° at night
  • 11 rainy days
  • 13 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in May

Fair
  • 29° (feels like 31°) · extremes 24°–31°
  • 25° at night
  • 17 rainy days
  • 10 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in June

Fair
  • 30° (feels like 32°) · extremes 26°–31°
  • 27° at night
  • 16 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in July

Fair
  • 30° (feels like 32°) · extremes 26°–31°
  • 27° at night
  • 16 rainy days
  • 13 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in August

Poor
  • 30° (feels like 33°) · extremes 26°–31°
  • 27° at night
  • 19 rainy days
  • 15 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in September

Poor
  • 30° (feels like 34°) · extremes 26°–32°
  • 27° at night
  • 20 rainy days
  • 14 sunny days
  • 8 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 10 · very high

Typical weather in October

Poor
  • 30° (feels like 33°) · extremes 26°–32°
  • 27° at night
  • 21 rainy days
  • 12 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 8 · very high

Typical weather in November

Fair
  • 29° (feels like 31°) · extremes 24°–30°
  • 26° at night
  • 17 rainy days
  • 10 sunny days
  • 6 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 7 · high

Typical weather in December

Good
  • 28° (feels like 29°) · extremes 23°–29°
  • 25° at night
  • 14 rainy days
  • 11 sunny days
  • 7 hours of sunshine per day
  • Oppressive humidity
  • Light breeze
  • UV index 6 · high

Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency
Dominican Peso DOP · Card payments · Commonly accepted
Emergency numbers
911
Electricity
Type A / Type B
110 V · 60 Hz
Languages
Spanish
Tap water
Not safe to drink
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+1809
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Tours & Activities

Cable Car
Drive
Fort San Felipe
Walk
Museo del Ambar Dominicano

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