Climate averages 1991–2020
Ponce weather
in January.
A hot, fairly dry month: one of the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Ponce: daytime highs average 28.0°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the coolest months of the year.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 11 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arecibo (52 km away). In January its highs average 28.3°C, about as warm as Ponce, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 7 cities listed in Puerto Rico, Ponce ranks joint 3rd of 7 for the warmest January highs and 2nd of 7 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 7 cities is 28.0°C; Ponce is level with that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 22 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ponce climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 28.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 22 | 7.0 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 22 | 6.5 | 11.512 h |
| March | 28.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 36 | 8.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 54 | 11.8 | 12.513 h |
| May | 29.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 86 | 15.6 | 13.013 h |
| June | 29.9°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 48 | 12.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 55 | 11.7 | 13.113 h |
| August | 30.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 77 | 15.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 124 | 18.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.0°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 105 | 19.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 76 | 14.4 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 28 | 7.5 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Arecibo in JanuaryPuerto Rico · 52 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 21.5°C · 41 mm rain
- Mayagüez in JanuaryPuerto Rico · 58 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Bayamón in JanuaryPuerto Rico · 66 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.5°C · 38 mm rain
- Caguas in JanuaryPuerto Rico · 66 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 49 mm rain
- San Juan in JanuaryPuerto Rico · 75 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 39 mm rain
- Carolina in JanuaryPuerto Rico · 82 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Punta Cana in JanuaryDominican Republic · 198 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 23.7°C · 39 mm rain
- Salvaleón de Higüey in JanuaryDominican Republic · 230 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.6°C · 27 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ponce) is explained once on the Ponce year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.