PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		26		23		23		24		25		26		27		27		27		27		27		26		24

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		28		27		27		27		27		29		30		30		30		30		30		28		27

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		23		21		20		21		22		23		24		25		25		24		24		22		21

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		40		34		36		32		35		37		37		40		37		37		36		33		36

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		9		16		16		13		13		12		18		17		16		17		15		13		9

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		171		3		2		4		8		15		24		26		26		25		24		11		3

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		256		28		26		28		26		22		15		14		13		15		18		24		28

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		11		3		3		2		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1790		190		150		120		150		120		60		70		80		90		130		290		270

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		151		11		9		9		10		13		13		15		15		16		17		12		11

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		33		---		---		---		2		5		5		3		4		6		6		2		---

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		2950		560		560		480		540		380		290		280		350		300		430		870		850

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		710		30		---		---		---		---		---		10		---		10		---		20		30

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 5

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		90		91		91		91		91		90		91		89		89		90		90		92		91

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 14

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		76		78		77		75		76		77		75		73		73		74		75		78		78

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		22		20		20		20		21		22		23		23		23		23		22		22		21

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2954		180.8		156.9		189.4		200		249.7		275		292.8		292.8		275		275.6		225		189.4

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6204.6		439.2		392.4		447.8		450		508.1		525		551.1		551.1		525		533.9		475		447.8

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.5		11.9		12.4		13		13.5		13.7		13.6		13.2		12.6		12		11.6		11.4

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		---		1		2		4		3		6		7		5		2		1		---		1

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 11

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
km/h		14		12		14		14		14		14		16		14		16		14		14		14		12

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.2		16.9		20.4		23.4		25.4		25.4		26.7		26.6		25.7		23.7		20.6		16.9		15.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		4.1		4.4		5.3		6.2		7.1		6.7		6.6		6.3		5.7		4.9		4.5		4.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		23.3		20.6		23.4		24.6		24.6		23.3		26.9		26.5		24.3		24.1		22.9		20.2		18.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		26.1		23.5		26.7		27.6		27.8		26.3		28.9		28.6		28		26.8		25.3		22.3		21.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.2		16.9		20.4		23.4		25.4		25.4		26.7		26.6		25.7		23.7		20.6		16.9		15.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		4.9		5.3		6.3		7.4		8.4		7.6		7.4		7.2		6.5		6.1		5.3		4.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		25.4		22.6		25.1		26.4		26.9		26.5		28.5		28.3		26.4		26.3		25.2		23		20.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		30.5		27		29.8		31.2		32.9		34		32		32.4		32.9		31.2		29.8		27.4		24.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.7		14.9		18.2		21.1		22.1		21.3		24.3		24.7		23.5		21.5		17.5		14.4		13

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.6		3.6		3.8		4.5		5		5.4		6		5.8		5.2		4.7		4.1		3.7		3.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.4		17.8		20.6		22.1		21.4		19.8		24.4		24.5		22.2		21.8		19.1		16.7		14.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.6		18.6		21.6		22.7		21.3		18.5		24.1		24.7		23.4		22.3		18.5		16.3		15.4