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Puerto Plata

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Best months

July 66%June 65%August 64%

Months to avoid

February 44%March 47%December 47%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

The temperatures in Puerto Plata are consistently warm throughout the year, with all months having minimum temperatures within the comfort range.
Maximum temperatures also stay mostly comfortable, except for June through October when they exceed 86°F and venture into the discomfort range.
The hottest months are August and September, while February has the lowest temperature.

Maximum Temperatures

Minimum Temperatures

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Puerto Plata experiences a consistent increase in sunshine hours from January to August, peaking at 8.2 hours, before gradually declining towards the end of the year
Precipitation remains relatively low throughout the year, with slightly higher levels observed in September, October, November, and December
The driest months appear to be June and July.

Sunny Weather

Period	Puerto Plata
Jan	4.9 hours/day
Feb	4.6 hours/day
Mar	5.4 hours/day
Apr	5.8 hours/day
May	6.1 hours/day
Jun	7.6 hours/day
Jul	7.9 hours/day
Aug	7.8 hours/day
Sep	6.1 hours/day
Oct	6.0 hours/day
Nov	4.9 hours/day
Dec	5.1 hours/day
Average	6.0 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Humidity

Daylight Hours #

Sunrise in Puerto Plata varies from 6:04 AM in June to 7:19 AM in January, showing a moderate shift throughout the year.
The sunset times range from 6:03 PM in November to 7:24 PM in July, indicating a similar fluctuation.
Consequently, the day length fluctuates between 10 hours and 57 minutes in December and 13 hours and 18 minutes in June.
This demonstrates a noticeable seasonal change in daylight hours.

Sunrise Time

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Puerto Plata
Jan	11:05 hours
Feb	11:31 hours
Mar	11:53 hours
Apr	12:01 hours
May	12:12 hours
Jun	12:23 hours
Jul	12:25 hours
Aug	12:10 hours
Sep	11:44 hours
Oct	11:19 hours
Nov	11:04 hours
Dec	10:57 hours
Average	11:42 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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