Punta Cana

Introduction

Punta Cana - Saona Island view

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Punta Cana is a region in the easternmost point of the Dominican Republic and is a popular tourist area.

Weather

Punta Cana has a tropical climate, with warm and humid conditions year round. The weather is fairly constant, with an average temperature of 26 °C. The warmest months are from April to November, and during the day temperatures rarely rise above 32 °C. From December to March, temperatures are just slightly lower but even during the evening it is still around 20 °C or more. The region is drier than average compared to the rest of the country, and most of the rain falls during the warmer months from June to October.

Getting There

By Plane

Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) offers a wide range of flights, with destinations being Moscow, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Stuttgart, Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Santo Domingo, Paris, Madrid, Edmonton, Quebec City, Regina, Vancouver, Atlanta, Miami, New York, San Juan, Amsterdam, Caracas, Vienna, Bogota, London, Frankfurt, Newark, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Zürich, Faro, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brussels, Santiago, Lima, Atlantic City, Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Curacao, Holguin, Pointe-a-Pitre, Port of Spain, Sint Maarten, Varadero, Fort Lauderdale, Halifax, Moncton, Birmingham, Glasgow, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Campinas, Manchester, Newcastle and a few other places in the region.

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