Weather in Punta Cana in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Punta Cana;
Average weather
Average temperature in Punta Cana in January
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +23°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +26°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +26°C.
Is Punta Cana warm or cold in January?
Punta Cana is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +26°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +24°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Punta Cana, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Punta Cana in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +26°C | +26°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +28°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 54 mm | 41 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 79% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +26°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 54 mm to 41 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 80% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 8 to 10.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Punta Cana is gradually decreasing during January, going from 5 m/s to 0 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Punta Cana?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Punta Cana in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+26°C) and the highest in 2003 (+29°C). The driest year was 1985 with only 13 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2001 with 138 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.