Ponce weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Ponce is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with January and March close behind. Ponce averages about 2,619 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 29 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,619
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 899 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 160k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Ponce?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ponce is February, then January and March. The dullest month is September (74/100, 109 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ponce?
Ponce gets a lot of sun: around 2,619 hours a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate February from September. It ranks #7 of 7 destinations in Puerto Rico for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,898 hours. The year's 899 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 | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 41 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 29 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 40 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 73 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 78 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 90 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 66 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 80 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 96 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 74 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 109 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 111 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 110 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 84 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 54 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Ponce by month
The sea off Ponce is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°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 · 76 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands · 171 km · best in Feb · 3,108 h sun/yr
- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands · 189 km · best in Feb · 3,158 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 200 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic · 331 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Sint Maarten Sint Maarten · 365 km · best in Feb · 3,131 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mayaguez Puerto Rico · 68 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Aguadilla Puerto Rico · 81 km · 2,966 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ceiba Puerto Rico · 101 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Vieques Puerto Rico · 114 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Culebra Puerto Rico · 137 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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