How warm is it in Punta Cana in December?

Daytime highs averaged 27.5 °C, night-time lows 26.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 29.2 °C (1 Dec 2024), the lowest 24.9 °C (29 Dec 2025).

How often does it rain in Punta Cana in December?

On average there were 14.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 80.1 mm of precipitation in total.

🇩🇴 Weather in Punta Cana in December

This is what the weather in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) was like in December in 2016–2025.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

27.5 °C

26.9 °C – 28.0 °C

Avg. night-time low

26.6 °C

25.9 °C – 27.2 °C

Avg. rain days in period

14.0

45 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

80.1 mm

11.5 mm – 214 mm

Avg. cloud cover

30 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 29.2 °C (1 Dec 2024) · Lowest temperature 24.9 °C (29 Dec 2025) · Avg. daily peak wind 26 km/h

Weather mix of all days

118Sunny
50Partly cloudy
2Cloudy
112Light rain
28Rain

Summary

On average 27.5 °C during the day and 26.6 °C at night.
On average 14.0 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 80.1 mm of precipitation in total.
Prevailing: Sunny.
Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 28.0 °C), coolest: 2022 (avg. 26.9 °C).
Wettest year: 2025 (214 mm), driest: 2022 (11.5 mm).
Extremes: 29.2 °C on 1 Dec 2024 and 24.9 °C on 29 Dec 2025.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2025
Avg. max27.5°Avg. min26.6°
Rain days
23 Rain days
Precipitation
214 mm
Avg. cloud cover
23 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.3 °C · Min 24.9 °C
2024
Avg. max28.0°Avg. min27.2°
Rain days
23 Rain days
Precipitation
112 mm
Avg. cloud cover
45 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 29.2 °C · Min 25.5 °C
2023
Avg. max27.5°Avg. min26.6°
Rain days
14 Rain days
Precipitation
73.3 mm
Avg. cloud cover
35 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.6 °C · Min 25.5 °C
2022
Avg. max26.9°Avg. min25.9°
Rain days
3 Rain days
Precipitation
11.5 mm
Avg. cloud cover
19 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 27.6 °C · Min 24.9 °C
2021
Avg. max27.6°Avg. min26.7°
Rain days
11 Rain days
Precipitation
37.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
28 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.6 °C · Min 25.5 °C
2020
Avg. max27.3°Avg. min26.4°
Rain days
22 Rain days
Precipitation
195 mm
Avg. cloud cover
31 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 27.8 °C · Min 25.6 °C
2019
Avg. max27.8°Avg. min27.0°
Rain days
19 Rain days
Precipitation
73.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
39 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.5 °C · Min 26.2 °C
2018
Avg. max27.3°Avg. min26.3°
Rain days
4 Rain days
Precipitation
19.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
28 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.0 °C · Min 25.5 °C
2017
Avg. max27.3°Avg. min26.6°
Rain days
8 Rain days
Precipitation
25.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
25 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.1 °C · Min 26.1 °C
2016
Avg. max27.6°Avg. min26.7°
Rain days
13 Rain days
Precipitation
39.6 mm
Avg. cloud cover
30 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.3 °C · Min 25.7 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Punta Cana in December?: Daytime highs averaged 27.5 °C, night-time lows 26.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 29.2 °C (1 Dec 2024), the lowest 24.9 °C (29 Dec 2025).
How often does it rain in Punta Cana in December?: On average there were 14.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 80.1 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data: Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature: MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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