The climate of Ponce (Puerto Rico)
Ponce is located on the south coast of the popular Caribbean Island of
Puerto Rico and is often referred to as ‘La Perla del Sur’ which means
‘Pearl of the south”. Ponce has a tropical climate with constant
temperatures all year round and fairly high precipitation figures,
most of which falls during the summer. Ponce gets about 1,000
millimeters of annual precipitation. However, it should be pointed out
that Ponce is located on the coast. Precipitation figures rapidly rise
when you move further to the interior. It is always pleasantly warm
here with daytime temperatures between 26-31 degrees Celsius
(78.8-87.8 degrees Fahrenheit). Minimum temperatures are around 20
degrees Celsius (68.0 degrees Fahrenheit). Extremely high temperatures
are uncommon, the highest temperature on record is 38 degrees Celsius
(100 degrees Fahrenheit) which was recorded in August 2003. The lowest
temperature on record is 10.5 degrees Celsius (50.9 degrees
Fahrenheit).
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Ponce.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
26
18
8
19
26
February
26
18
8
15
26
March
26
19
9
15
26
April
27
20
9
14
27
May
28
21
8
16
27
June
29
22
8
16
28
July
29
22
9
18
28
August
30
23
9
19
29
September
29
22
8
17
29
October
29
21
7
18
29
November
28
20
7
19
28
December
26
19
7
20
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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