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Last and first frost dates in Puerto Plata

Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Puerto Plata

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Puerto Plata

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Santiago de los Caballeros38 km——
La Vega66 km——
San Francisco de Macorís71 km——
San Cristóbal (Dominican Republic)164 km——
Santo Domingo165 km——

Weather in Puerto Plata by month

Average weather in Puerto Plata over 2016–2025: the warmest month is June. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (25.9–30.2 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: June–September (30–30.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 19.1 °C. About 1288 mm of rain falls in a year, on 219 days; September is the wettest month (163 mm) and February the driest (62 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January2619.39713
February25.919.16214
March26.519.211915
April27.42012419
May2921.312321
June30.222.37718
July3022.66718
August30.222.79820
September30.122.516323
October29.221.914323
November27.520.913520
December26.3208015

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).