Weather in Puerto Plata in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Puerto Plata;
Average weather
Average temperature in Puerto Plata in January
Going from a maximum of +86°F during the day to a minimum of +55°F during the night, the temperature in January averages around +82°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +82°F to +81°F.
Is Puerto Plata warm or cold in January?
Puerto Plata is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +81°F to +81°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +72°F to +70°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Puerto Plata, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Puerto Plata in January
Water in Puerto Plata in January is Warm. It varies from +77°F to +81°F, with an average of +79°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +81°F.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Puerto Plata in January?
Travel to Puerto Plata
Climate in Puerto Plata in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +81°F | +81°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +55°F | +61°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +90°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 62 mm | 60 mm | 46 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +79°F | +78°F | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 83% | 83% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +81°F for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 62 mm to 60 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 5 to 8.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Puerto Plata is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Puerto Plata?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Puerto Plata in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+81°F) and the highest in 2013 (+87°F). The driest year was 1991 with only 460 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 1044 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Puerto Plata, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.