Puerto Rico climate

Puerto Rico Weather in May

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 25°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 15°C to 12°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 146 mm over about 9 wet days.

May 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.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
146 mm
Reanalysis high
34°CMay 1, 2018
Reanalysis low
0°CMay 30, 2007
Daylight
11 h 04 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
14°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
May 125°C15°C34°C 20185°C 201634%
May 224°C14°C33°C 20186°C 201633%
May 324°C14°C33°C 20187°C 200632%
May 424°C14°C33°C 20188°C 200631%
May 524°C14°C30°C 19976°C 200131%
May 624°C14°C29°C 19976°C 199332%
May 724°C14°C29°C 20185°C 202031%
May 824°C14°C30°C 19935°C 202032%
May 923°C14°C30°C 19935°C 200733%
May 1023°C14°C30°C 20187°C 200733%
May 1123°C13°C32°C 20099°C 200133%
May 1223°C13°C29°C 20098°C 200132%
May 1323°C13°C28°C 20026°C 201233%
May 1423°C13°C29°C 20027°C 200133%
May 1523°C13°C28°C 20026°C 202035%
May 1623°C13°C27°C 19965°C 200937%
May 1722°C13°C27°C 20066°C 201337%
May 1822°C13°C28°C 20065°C 200138%
May 1922°C13°C27°C 20085°C 201638%
May 2022°C13°C28°C 20085°C 199938%
May 2122°C13°C28°C 20086°C 201838%
May 2222°C12°C28°C 20084°C 200539%
May 2322°C12°C27°C 20083°C 200638%
May 2422°C12°C27°C 20115°C 200737%
May 2521°C12°C26°C 20112°C 200736%
May 2621°C12°C26°C 19925°C 200737%
May 2721°C12°C27°C 19916°C 199338%
May 2821°C12°C29°C 19915°C 199338%
May 2921°C12°C28°C 20122°C 200736%
May 3021°C12°C27°C 19910°C 200736%
May 3121°C12°C26°C 19912°C 200835%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Puerto Rico, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of May: 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.