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Punta Cana

Dominican Republic · La Altagracia Province

Punta Cana is a resort town in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic. It was politically incorporated as the "Veron–Punta Cana Touristic Municipal District" in 2006, and it is subject to the municipality of Higuey. According to the 2022 census, this township or district had a population of 138,919 inhabitants.

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Weather by month in Punta Cana

Month	High	Low	Rain
Jan	27.9°C	23.2°C	38 mm
Feb	27.8°C	23.2°C	26 mm
Mar	27.9°C	23.2°C	26 mm
Apr	28.5°C	24°C	46 mm
May	29°C	24.9°C	75 mm
Jun	29.7°C	25.8°C	50 mm
Jul	29.8°C	26.1°C	55 mm
Aug	30.3°C	26.9°C	67 mm
Sep	30.5°C	26.8°C	74 mm
Oct	30.2°C	26.2°C	68 mm
Nov	29.5°C	25.3°C	79 mm
Dec	28.5°C	24.2°C	46 mm

Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.

Practical facts

Local time: UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: La Altagracia Province
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 18.56° N, 68.37° W

Near Punta Cana

La Romana · 64 km away
Rincon · 123 km away
Samana · 124 km away
Las Terrenas · 149 km away
Santo Domingo · 165 km away
Utuado · 178 km away

More of Dominican Republic

Sharing the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, the DR is a country of merengue rhythms, Pico Duarte (the Caribbean's tallest peak), and over 800 miles of coastline.

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