Weather in Punta Cana in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Punta Cana in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +27°C with a maximum of +28°C and a minimum of +22°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +28°C.
Is Punta Cana warm or cold in April?
Punta Cana is typically warm in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +26°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Punta Cana:
Water temperature in Punta Cana in April
Water in Punta Cana in April is Warm. It varies from +26°C to +28°C, with an average of +27°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +27°C.
In April, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Punta Cana in April?
Climate in Punta Cana in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +27°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +22°C | +21°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 38 mm | 57 mm | 115 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +27°C | +27°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 79% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 21 | 22 | 24 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April typically has worse weather conditions compared to March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +26°C to +27°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 38 mm to 57 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 79%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in March to 3 in April.
May brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
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 decreasing during April, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Punta Cana?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Punta Cana in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+26°C) and the highest in 2023 (+28°C). The driest year was 2015 with only 611 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 1494 mm.
FAQ
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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, 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.