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Punta Cana weather in January

Quick answer

January is the month with the lowest average high and the month with the coolest nights in Punta Cana. At the airport station the average high is 29.1 °C (84 °F) and the average low 21.2 °C (70 °F), over 2010 to 2024, and the WMO 1991-2020 normal gives 85 mm of rain for the month. January falls outside the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30 according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center.

Punta Cana in January, day by day

Each square is a day in January, 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

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2010-2024 averages at the Punta Cana airport station, not a forecast. Each day has between 8 and 15 years with data (13 median), so a few tenths of a degree between neighboring days are sampling noise.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Punta Cana airport station (DRM00078479) · checked on 2026-10-05

Punta Cana temperature and rainfall in January

In January the average high barely moves from start to finish: 29.2 °C (85 °F) over the first five days and 29.1 °C (84 °F) over the last five. The nights do change: the average low moves from 21.7 °C (71 °F) to 20.8 °C (69 °F). In the daily averages, the warmest days tie at 29.5 °C (85 °F): the 12th and 23rd. The coolest is the 20th, mid-month, at 28.8 °C (84 °F).

January splits its days between two colors: 5 days below 29 °C and 26 days between 29 and 30 °C.

Against the other eleven months, January sits in the cool half and the dry half of the year: it is the coolest and the 4th driest (tied with July). Compared with December, January has an average high 0.6 °C lower and 6 mm less rain. February barely moves the average high, and rainfall goes down 22 mm.

The 2010-2024 average high sits 0.6 °C above the station's WMO 1991-2020 normal of 28.5 °C (83 °F). They cover different periods and methods, so the gap does not measure a trend on its own. With 85 mm, January accounts for 7.3% 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 January

Official 2026 calendar from the Ministry of Labor, which applies the Monday moves of Law 139-97:

Source: Dominican Republic Ministry of Labor, 2026 public holidays · checked on 2026-10-05

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Frequently asked questions

What is the weather like in Punta Cana in January?
In January, the Punta Cana airport station averages a high of 29.1 °C (84 °F) and a low of 21.2 °C (70 °F) over 2010-2024, and the WMO 1991-2020 normal gives 85 mm of rain. These are averages, not a forecast: for the next few days, check INDOMET (formerly ONAMET).
Does it rain a lot in Punta Cana in January?
Punta Cana gets 85 mm of rain in January on average. It is the 4th driest of the twelve months, below the monthly average for the year (97 mm).
Is January hurricane season in Punta Cana?
No. January falls outside the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30 according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center.
Does it cool down at night in Punta Cana in January?
The average low in January at Punta Cana airport is 21.2 °C (70 °F), the lowest of the year. In the daily averages, the coolest nights of the month tie at 20.2 °C (68 °F): the 20th and 29th.
Does it rain more in Punta Cana in January than in December?
No. According to the WMO 1991-2020 normal, Punta Cana gets 85 mm in January and 91 mm in December, 6 mm more. The average high goes from 29.7 °C (85 °F) in December to 29.1 °C (84 °F) in January.