Puerto Plata
City in Dominican Republic: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Puerto Plata is a city in Dominican Republic. About 146,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Dominican Republic in our atlas.
It lies at 19.79° N, 70.69° W, about 34 m (112 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Santo_Domingo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Puerto Plata. Green dots: other major cities of Dominican Republic. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Puerto Plata has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 23°C (73°F). Around 724 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in Dominican RepublicNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Santiago de los Caballeros · 38 km
- San Francisco de Macorís · 72 km
- Santo Domingo Oeste · 161 km
- San Cristóbal · 164 km
- Santo Domingo · 169 km
- Santo Domingo Este · 170 km
- San Pedro de Macorís · 207 km
- La Romana · 236 km
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3493175 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q23761059 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.