Weather in Puerto Plata in September 2024
- September is usually the hottest month of the year in Puerto Plata;
Average weather
Average temperature in Puerto Plata in September
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +22°C during the night, the temperature in September averages around +31°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +31°C to +31°C.
Is Puerto Plata warm or cold in September?
Puerto Plata is typically hot in September.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +30°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +25°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
September is the hottest month in Puerto Plata, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Puerto Plata in September
| August | September | October | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +20°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +38°C | +37°C | +36°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 77 mm | 86 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 80% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 21 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
September typically has worse weather conditions compared to August. It’s getting warmer as September arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +30°C to +31°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 45 mm to 77 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during September, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in August to 5 in September.
October brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Puerto Plata is gradually decreasing during September, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last September in Puerto Plata?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Puerto Plata in September has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2012 (+39°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 26 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2017 with 300 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Puerto Plata
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, 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.