Current time in Puerto Plata
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic · America/Santo_Domingo · UTC-04:00
Time-zone identity for Puerto Plata
- IANA zone
America/Santo_Domingo- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-4
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Puerto Plata is currently 4 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Puerto Plata
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Puerto Plata
Conditions near Puerto Plata and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Partly cloudy
- Feels like
- 31°C
- Humidity
- 79%
- Wind
- 16.9 km/h E
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sunny22°C to 31°C7% chance of precipitationWind up to 27 km/h
- Sunny23°C to 31°C23% chance of precipitationWind up to 28.1 km/h
- Sunny23°C to 32°C12% chance of precipitationWind up to 27.7 km/h
Forecast valid from 22:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-17T02:58:11.298Z; refresh due by 2026-07-17T03:13:11.298Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Puerto Plata
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Santo_Domingo, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Puerto Plata
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Santo_Domingo local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Solar noon
- 12:49
- Civil twilight
- 05:49–19:49
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:27
- Moonset
- 21:30
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
Location context
About Puerto Plata
Location details for Puerto Plata in Dominican Republic.
- Administrative area
- Dominican Republic
- Population
- 146,000
- Coordinates
- 19.7934° N, 70.6884° W. The elevation is 34 metres.
Country context
Dominican Republic at a glance
Country information for Dominican Republic. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Country codes
- DO · DOM · 214
- Population
- 10,627,165
- Currency
- Dominican Peso (DOP)
- Calling code
- ++1-809 and 1-829
- Languages
- Spanish (Dominican Republic)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Santo_Domingo.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Puerto Plata
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Puerto Plata. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Monte LlanoPuerto Plata, Dominican Republic11 km southeast
America/Santo_DomingoSame local time - Río GrandePuerto Plata, Dominican Republic16 km southwest
America/Santo_DomingoSame local time - Villa BisonóSantiago Province, Dominican Republic32 km southwest
America/Santo_DomingoSame local time - TamborilSantiago Province, Dominican Republic35 km south
America/Santo_DomingoSame local time - Santiago de los CaballerosSantiago Province, Dominican Republic38 km south
America/Santo_DomingoSame local time - EsperanzaValverde Province, Dominican Republic39 km southwest
America/Santo_DomingoSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Santo_Domingo when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3493175 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-17T02:58:11.276Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-17T02:58:11.298Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-17T02:58:11.297Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.