Dominican Republic / Samaná
Playa Rincón
Playa Rincón is a 2.2 km-long beach facing north-east, 13.3 km north-east of Samaná (Samaná, 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.
Month by month
October at Playa Rincón
Beach-day index 8.4/10 · 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 | 27.1 °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° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° |
| Rain mm | 49 | 31 | 32 | 62 | 108 | 69 | 87 | 102 | 113 | 95 | 109 | 60 |
| Cloud % | 53 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 54 |
| Wind m/s | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| Daylight h | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
| Record high/low | 28°/23° | 28°/23° | 28°/23° | 29°/24° | 29°/24° | 29°/25° | 29°/26° | 30°/26° | 31°/27° | 31°/26° | 30°/25° | 29°/23° |
| Beach index | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
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 June–July, September–October and December–April; March scores 8.9/10 with highs of 26 °C, sea at 26.1 °C and 32 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.
September is the wettest month (113 mm) and February the driest (31 mm); the yearly total is about 920 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.0 hours in December to 13.3 hours in June; in mid-March the sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:46 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces north-east (50°). Open water fills about 36% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 246° to 295°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the north-east 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 74,071 km².
The sea floor is still within the shallow coastal margin 1 km out; 3 km offshore the depth is about 20 m. Behind the beach the ground is about 6 m above sea level 500 m inland and 39 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 65% tree cover, 17% wetland and 15% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 64% of that circle.
- Tree 65%
- Wetland 17%
- Grass 15%
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
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 5.4 km east (El Pescador), the nearest grocery shop is 13.5 km south-west (Supermercado El Carrito) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 12.8 km south-west (Centro Médico de Especialidades Samaná).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | El Pescador | 5.4 km | east |
| Groceries | Supermercado El Carrito | 13.5 km | south-west |
| Accommodation | Hotel Rincon Ruby | 1.6 km | south |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Centro Médico de Especialidades Samaná | 12.8 km | south-west |
| Car park | — | 1.6 km | east |
| Public toilets | — | 8.3 km | east |
| Bus stop | — | 5.7 km | east |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaná El Catey International Airport Samana | AZS | 51.6 km | west |
| Casa De Campo International Airport La Romana | LRM | 99.7 km | south |
| Las Américas International Airport Santo Domingo | SDQ | 106 km | south-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
No town of 1,000+ people lies within 10 km; within 30 km there are 2 (about 25.4K).
Reference
Playa Rincón has an article on the ES Wikipedia: Playa Rincón.
Wikidata item Q23763428.
When people look it up
The ES Wikipedia article was read 1,264 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in August (177 views), 19.7× the quietest month.
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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 15.8 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w191502209; 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_19QDB_20251230_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.3K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.