How extreme does Puerto Plata's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Puerto Plata has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Gregorio Luperon Intl station 13 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Puerto Plata has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

102°F Sep 5, 1991

That is about 12°F hotter than a normal September afternoon in Puerto Plata (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Sep 5, 1991

2 100°F Aug 26, 2014

3 100°F Jun 6, 2020

❄️ Coldest night

59°F Mar 4, 2000

About 11°F colder than a normal March night in Puerto Plata (typical low near 70°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 59°F Mar 4, 2000

2 59°F Jan 19, 2000

3 59°F Feb 17, 2006

🌧️ Most rain in one day

1.32 in Nov 4, 1991

The three most extreme on record

1 1.32 in Nov 4, 1991

2 1.13 in Sep 23, 1991

3 0.64 in Nov 1, 1991

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Puerto Plata's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — September's 102°F is about 12°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Puerto Plata's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 60s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 102°F and as low as 59°F. A single day has delivered over 1 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Puerto Plata, a weather station, about 15 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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