Punta Cana weather in February
In Punta Cana, February has an average high of 29.2 °C (85 °F) and an average low of 21.4 °C (71 °F) at the airport station, over 2010 to 2024. With 63 mm according to the WMO 1991-2020 normal, it is the 2nd driest of the twelve months. February falls outside the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30 according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center.
Punta Cana in February, day by day
Each square is a day in February, with its average high and low in °C: high on top, low below. The rows are not weeks. The color follows the high.
under 29 °C (84 °F)29 to 30 °C (84 to 86 °F)30 to 31 °C (86 to 88 °F)31 to 32 °C (88 to 90 °F)32 °C (90 °F) or more
2010-2024 averages at the Punta Cana airport station, not a forecast. Each day has between 8 and 15 years with data (11 median), so a few tenths of a degree between neighboring days are sampling noise. February 29 (*) pools the data for the 28th and the 29th: there are only 4 leap years from 2010 to 2024.
Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Punta Cana airport station (DRM00078479) · checked on 2026-10-05
Punta Cana temperature and rainfall in February
In February the average high barely moves from start to finish: 29.0 °C (84 °F) over the first five days and 29.3 °C (85 °F) over the last five. The lows do not move either, from 21.1 °C (70 °F) to 21.4 °C (71 °F). In the daily averages, the warmest days tie at 29.7 °C (85 °F): the 12th and 27th. The coolest is the 22nd, late in the month, at 28.8 °C (84 °F).
February splits its days between two colors: 2 days below 29 °C and 26 days between 29 and 30 °C.
Against the other eleven months, February sits in the cool half and the dry half of the year: it is the 2nd coolest and the 2nd driest. Compared with January, February has an average high 0.1 °C higher and 22 mm less rain. March barely moves the average high, and rainfall goes down 13 mm.
The 2010-2024 average high sits 0.2 °C above the station's WMO 1991-2020 normal of 29.0 °C (84 °F). They cover different periods and methods, so the gap does not measure a trend on its own. With 63 mm, February accounts for 5.4% of the year's rain in the WMO normal.
Source: WMO 1991-2020 climate normals (ONAMET stations), published by NOAA NCEI · checked on 2026-10-04
Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center, climatology · checked on 2026-10-04
Dominican Republic public holidays in February
Official 2026 calendar from the Ministry of Labor, which applies the Monday moves of Law 139-97:
- February 27: Independence Day.
Source: Dominican Republic Ministry of Labor, 2026 public holidays · checked on 2026-10-05
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Bus trips from Punta Cana
- Punta Cana → Santo Domingo · 3 h 10 min
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