Puerto Rico climate: when to go to Puerto Rico

The island of Puerto Rico enjoys a warm and humid tropical climate, with average annual temperatures of 26°C and with rain well distributed throughout the year. The wet period coincides with the months ranging from May to October, the wettest month is August. The driest months are between January and April.

Because of the influences coming from the Atlantic Ocean will have different weather conditions on the two sides of the island. The northern coast is the most rainy of the island with 1,800 – 2,000 mm per year, while the south coast has an annual average rainfall of 1,000 mm, and the south-west is even more dry, here we have an average of about 400 mm of precipitation per year. In absolute mountains of interior receive more rainfall, between 3,000 and 4,000 mm annually. The hurricanes can arrive on the island between August and November.

The temperatures are mild enough, typically have a mean maximum temperatures ranging between 29 ° C and 27 ° C throughout the year, while the average minimum temperatures vary between 21 ° C and 24 ° C.

The sea water temperature varies between 26 ° C during the months of January to March at 29 ° C in September and October.

WHEN TO GO TO PUERTO RICO

The best period for a visit of Puerto Rico is the relatively dry season between November and May.

PUERTO RICO CLIMATIC TABLES

SAN JUAN (3 metres)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	22,2	28,4	95,5	17,6
February	22,2	28,7	60,7	13,9
March	22,7	29,4	49,5	12,2
April	23,6	30,1	118,9	13,3
May	24,6	30,8	149,9	15,7
June	25,4	31,6	112,0	14,4
July	25,6	31,5	128,8	18,6
August	25,7	31,8	138,7	18,5
September	25,4	31,8	146,6	17,4
October	24,9	31,3	142,0	17,7
November	24,0	29,9	161,3	19,6
December	23,0	28,8	127,5	19,6
YEAR	24,1	30,3	1431,3	198,5

SAN JUAN
Month	Sea Water Temperature °C
January	26
February	26
March	26
April	27
May	27
June	28
July	28
August	28
September	29
October	29
November	28
December	27

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