Weather in Punta Cana in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Punta Cana in December
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +22°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +27°C.
Is Punta Cana warm or cold in December?
Punta Cana is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +25°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Punta Cana:
Climate in Punta Cana in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +26°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +21°C | +20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 105 mm | 54 mm | 41 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 80% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December often has better weather than November. It’s getting colder in December. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +26°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 105 mm to 54 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 80%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 5 to 8.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Punta Cana is gradually increasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Punta Cana?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Punta Cana in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+26°C) and the highest in 1997 (+30°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 18 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2001 with 196 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Punta Cana, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.