Mayaguez weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Mayaguez is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with January and March close behind. Mayaguez averages about 2,966 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 37 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,966
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 1,117 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 73k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Mayaguez?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mayaguez is February, then January and March. The dullest month is September (69/100, 153 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mayaguez?
Mayaguez gets a lot of sun: around 2,966 hours a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than September (69). It ranks #2 of 7 destinations in Puerto Rico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,898 hours. The year's 1,117 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 45 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 37 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 50 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 84 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 71 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 75 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 119 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| June | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 86 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 79 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 95 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 74 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 122 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 153 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 152 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 128 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 59 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Mayaguez by month
The sea off Mayaguez is warmest in September at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- San Juan Puerto Rico · 123 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 133 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands · 229 km · best in Feb · 3,108 h sun/yr
- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands · 256 km · best in Feb · 3,158 h sun/yr
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic · 267 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 397 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Aguadilla Puerto Rico · 27 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ponce Puerto Rico · 68 km · 2,619 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ceiba Puerto Rico · 159 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Vieques Puerto Rico · 175 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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