Puerto Rico climate

Puerto Rico Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Puerto Rico, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on December 1 to 31°C on December 31, and lows from 19°C to 21°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 192 mm over about 12 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Puerto Rico, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
20°C
Precipitation
192 mm
Reanalysis high
41°CDec 29, 2019
Reanalysis low
9°CDec 14, 2010
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 13 h 48 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
3.6 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 130°C19°C39°C 199511°C 200142%
Dec 230°C19°C38°C 199511°C 201141%
Dec 330°C19°C38°C 199512°C 201841%
Dec 430°C19°C36°C 201111°C 201842%
Dec 530°C19°C38°C 199915°C 200842%
Dec 630°C19°C37°C 199512°C 201942%
Dec 730°C19°C37°C 200813°C 200342%
Dec 830°C19°C39°C 200812°C 201842%
Dec 930°C19°C37°C 200814°C 201843%
Dec 1030°C19°C36°C 202013°C 200343%
Dec 1130°C19°C38°C 202016°C 200543%
Dec 1230°C20°C38°C 202014°C 201042%
Dec 1330°C20°C36°C 202011°C 201043%
Dec 1431°C20°C36°C 20189°C 201045%
Dec 1531°C20°C38°C 202012°C 201046%
Dec 1631°C20°C39°C 199513°C 200346%
Dec 1731°C20°C41°C 199511°C 200346%
Dec 1831°C20°C40°C 199513°C 200044%
Dec 1931°C20°C38°C 199514°C 199845%
Dec 2031°C20°C40°C 199515°C 199845%
Dec 2131°C20°C41°C 201115°C 199346%
Dec 2231°C20°C40°C 201113°C 199846%
Dec 2331°C21°C39°C 200811°C 199847%
Dec 2431°C21°C38°C 201314°C 199848%
Dec 2531°C21°C39°C 201316°C 200249%
Dec 2631°C21°C38°C 199915°C 200550%
Dec 2731°C21°C38°C 201316°C 200450%
Dec 2831°C21°C39°C 201916°C 201249%
Dec 2931°C21°C41°C 201916°C 199348%
Dec 3031°C21°C40°C 201914°C 199347%
Dec 3131°C21°C38°C 200414°C 199347%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Puerto Rico, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

December 1
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.