Puerto Rico climate

Puerto Rico Weather in January

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 29°C on January 1 to 29°C on January 31, and lows from 20°C to 20°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 87 mm over about 12 wet days.

January 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.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

January at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
20°C
Precipitation
87 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CJan 28, 2016
Reanalysis low
17°CJan 21, 1994
Daylight
12 h 01 min to 12 h 02 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
19°C
Wind
4.3 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
Jan 129°C20°C32°C 201617°C 199440%
Jan 229°C20°C32°C 201018°C 201040%
Jan 329°C20°C33°C 201617°C 201040%
Jan 429°C20°C34°C 201617°C 200140%
Jan 529°C20°C33°C 201617°C 200140%
Jan 629°C20°C34°C 200218°C 200140%
Jan 729°C20°C33°C 201018°C 201541%
Jan 829°C20°C33°C 200318°C 199442%
Jan 929°C20°C32°C 201018°C 201844%
Jan 1029°C20°C31°C 201019°C 201445%
Jan 1129°C20°C32°C 200318°C 201447%
Jan 1229°C20°C34°C 201018°C 199547%
Jan 1329°C20°C34°C 201018°C 200246%
Jan 1429°C20°C34°C 201618°C 199545%
Jan 1529°C20°C35°C 201618°C 200044%
Jan 1629°C20°C35°C 201618°C 199242%
Jan 1729°C20°C34°C 201618°C 200041%
Jan 1829°C20°C33°C 201618°C 200042%
Jan 1929°C20°C35°C 201618°C 199442%
Jan 2029°C20°C34°C 201017°C 199441%
Jan 2129°C20°C34°C 201617°C 199441%
Jan 2229°C20°C34°C 202018°C 201240%
Jan 2329°C20°C34°C 201618°C 201240%
Jan 2429°C20°C33°C 200318°C 200041%
Jan 2529°C20°C34°C 201618°C 200040%
Jan 2629°C20°C35°C 201618°C 201140%
Jan 2729°C20°C35°C 201618°C 199640%
Jan 2829°C20°C36°C 201618°C 200440%
Jan 2929°C20°C35°C 201618°C 201140%
Jan 3029°C20°C34°C 201018°C 200441%
Jan 3129°C20°C35°C 201618°C 200443%

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-5).

January 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 6:15 PM

Every day of January: 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.