Beach
Playa Grande
Puerto Plata · Dominican Republic · Caribbean Sea
19.8150, -70.7153 · Puerto Plata, 4 km
- 29°Sea · September
- 30°High · September
- 9.4 hSunshine · April
Your month at the beach
Playa Grande in January
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 7.5 hSunshine a day
- 12 daysRainy days in the month50 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in February
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 8.6 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month29 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in March
- 27°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 9.0 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month39 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in April
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 9.4 hSunshine a day
- 10 daysRainy days in the month46 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in May
- 28°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month78 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in June
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.4 hSunshine a day
- 14 daysRainy days in the month50 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in July
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.4 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month57 mm in total
- 21 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in August
- 30°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.1 hSunshine a day
- 18 daysRainy days in the month66 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in September
- 30°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 8.8 hSunshine a day
- 19 daysRainy days in the month76 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in October
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 8.0 hSunshine a day
- 19 daysRainy days in the month80 mm in total
- 16 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in November
- 28°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 7.1 hSunshine a day
- 17 daysRainy days in the month99 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa Grande in December
- 27°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 7.3 hSunshine a day
- 13 daysRainy days in the month54 mm in total
- 19 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 9Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 16 kmAirport: Gregorio Luperon International Airport (POP)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 27.0 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 26.6 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 26.8 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 26.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 26.7 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 27.2 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 27.7 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 28.2 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 29.0 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 29.4 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 29.8 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 29.0 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 28.1 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 27.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan26°8 h50 mm
- Feb26°9 h29 mm
- Mar26°9 h39 mm
- Apr26°9 h46 mm
- May27°9 h78 mm
- Jun28°9 h50 mm
- Jul28°9 h57 mm
- Aug28°9 h66 mm
- Sep29°9 h76 mm
- Oct29°8 h80 mm
- Nov28°7 h99 mm
- Dec27°7 h54 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Playa Grande: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 23 | 26 | 50 | 12 | 7.5 | 19 |
| February | 26 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 8.6 | 19 |
| March | 27 | 23 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 9.0 | 19 |
| April | 27 | 24 | 26 | 46 | 10 | 9.4 | 18 |
| May | 28 | 25 | 27 | 78 | 17 | 8.9 | 18 |
| June | 29 | 26 | 28 | 50 | 14 | 9.4 | 19 |
| July | 29 | 26 | 28 | 57 | 15 | 9.4 | 21 |
| August | 30 | 26 | 28 | 66 | 18 | 9.1 | 20 |
| Septemberwarmest sea | 30 | 26 | 29 | 76 | 19 | 8.8 | 16 |
| October | 29 | 26 | 29 | 80 | 19 | 8.0 | 16 |
| November | 28 | 25 | 28 | 99 | 17 | 7.1 | 17 |
| December | 27 | 24 | 27 | 54 | 13 | 7.3 | 19 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 23 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 12 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 23 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |