Dominican Republic / La Altagracia Province
Playa Macao
Playa Macao is a 1.1 km-long sandy beach facing north, 19.2 km north-east of Otra Banda (La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic). The sea averages 28.9 °C in September, its warmest month, and 26.1 °C in February; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Macao Beach, or Playa Macao, is a public beach located in the province La Altagracia in the east region of the Dominican Republic. It is popular among locals and visitors for its white sands, clear waters, and adventure.
Wikidata item Q24663964.
Month by month
October at Playa Macao
Beach-day index 8.6/10 · Dominican Republic median 8.7
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 26.4 °C | 26.1 °C | 26.1 °C | 26.5 °C | 27.2 °C | 27.8 °C | 28.1 °C | 28.5 °C | 28.9 °C | 28.8 °C | 28.2 °C | 27.2 °C |
| High °C | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Low °C | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° |
| Rain mm | 50 | 35 | 33 | 63 | 102 | 65 | 79 | 94 | 100 | 90 | 104 | 64 |
| Cloud % | 36 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 36 |
| Wind m/s | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Daylight h | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.0 |
| Record high/low | 27°/23° | 28°/23° | 28°/23° | 28°/24° | 29°/25° | 29°/25° | 30°/26° | 30°/27° | 30°/27° | 30°/26° | 29°/25° | 28°/24° |
| Beach index | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in all year; February scores 9.0/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 26.1 °C and 35 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Dominican Republic in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 27.5 °C, warmer than 84% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
November is the wettest month (104 mm) and March the driest (33 mm); the yearly total is about 880 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.0 hours in December to 13.3 hours in June; in mid-February the sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:34 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north (355°). Open water fills about 33% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in June; in mid-June it goes down at 19:11 local time on a bearing of 295°.
Straight out to the north there is open water for more than 2,000 km, so the beach is exposed to long ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 74,534 km².
The sea floor is still within the shallow coastal margin 1 km out; 3 km offshore the depth is about 50 m. Behind the beach the ground is about 10 m above sea level 500 m inland and 6 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 48% tree cover, 30% grassland and 17% mangroves (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 40% of that circle.
- Tree 48%
- Grass 30%
- Mangrove 17%
- Bare 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 3Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Campsites
- 2Viewpoints
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Макао Пляж 140 m S
- Macao Beach 430 m SE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana International Airport Punta Cana | PUJ | 29.2 km | south-east |
| Casa De Campo International Airport La Romana | LRM | 53.4 km | south-west |
| Las Américas International Airport Santo Domingo | SDQ | 125 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 3 (about 229.9K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 4,920 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in January (528 views), 2.4× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 14.6 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w27582233; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_19QEA_20251210_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 110 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.