PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		79		75		75		76		77		80		82		82		82		82		81		79		76

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		84		81		81		82		82		85		87		87		87		87		86		84		81

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		74		70		69		70		72		74		76		77		77		76		76		73		71

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		104		94		97		91		95		100		100		104		100		100		98		93		97

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		49		61		61		56		57		55		66		63		62		64		59		57		49

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
in.		70.6		7.6		6.1		4.8		6.2		5		2.4		2.8		3.2		3.6		5.4		11.5		11

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
in.		116.4		22.3		22.2		18.9		21.3		15.3		11.6		11.3		13.8		12.1		17.2		34.4		33.7

Least Recorded Rainfall

Years on Record: 74

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		28		1.2		0.1		---		---		0.1		---		0.4		---		0.5		0.3		1		1.3

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
F		72		69		69		69		70		72		74		74		74		74		73		72		70

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5044.5		325.5		282.5		341		360		449.5		495		527		527		495		496		405		341

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 18

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10523.3		790.5		706.3		806		810		914.5		945		992		992		945		961		855		806

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
mph		9		8		9		9		9		9		10		9		10		9		9		9		8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		4.7		5.7		6.5		7.1		7.1		7.4		7.4		7.2		6.6		5.7		4.7		4.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		1.2		1.2		1.5		1.7		2		1.9		1.8		1.7		1.6		1.4		1.3		1.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		5.7		6.5		6.8		6.8		6.5		7.5		7.4		6.7		6.7		6.4		5.6		5.1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.3		6.5		7.4		7.7		7.7		7.3		8		7.9		7.8		7.4		7		6.2		6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		4.7		5.7		6.5		7.1		7.1		7.4		7.4		7.2		6.6		5.7		4.7		4.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.4		1.5		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.1		2.1		2		1.8		1.7		1.5		1.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.1		6.3		7		7.3		7.5		7.4		7.9		7.9		7.3		7.3		7		6.4		5.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		8.5		7.5		8.3		8.7		9.2		9.4		8.9		9		9.2		8.7		8.3		7.6		6.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		4.1		5.1		5.9		6.2		5.9		6.8		6.9		6.5		6		4.9		4		3.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		1		1.1		1.3		1.4		1.5		1.7		1.6		1.4		1.3		1.1		1		1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5		5.7		6.1		6		5.5		6.8		6.8		6.2		6.1		5.3		4.6		4.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5.2		6		6.3		5.9		5.1		6.7		6.9		6.5		6.2		5.1		4.5		4.3