Vieques weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Vieques is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with March and January close behind. Vieques averages about 2,898 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 39 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,898
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 1,131 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 11 m
When is the best time to visit Vieques?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vieques is February, then March and January. The dullest month is November (70/100, 141 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vieques?
Vieques gets a lot of sun: around 2,898 hours a year. February (89/100) is noticeably better than November (70). It ranks #5 of 7 destinations in Puerto Rico for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,898 hours. The year's 1,131 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 | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 58 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 39 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 24° / 75°F | 49 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 77 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 110 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 83 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 99 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 124 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 138 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 135 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 141 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 78 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Vieques by month
The sea off Vieques 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
- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands · 59 km · best in Feb · 3,108 h sun/yr
- San Juan Puerto Rico · 63 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands · 88 km · best in Feb · 3,158 h sun/yr
- Sint Maarten Sint Maarten · 252 km · best in Feb · 3,131 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 307 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
- Basseterre St. Kitts & Nevis · 308 km · best in Feb · 3,109 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ceiba Puerto Rico · 20 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Culebra Puerto Rico · 28 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Beef Island British Virgin Islands · 106 km · 3,108 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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