Caguas climate — normals and trends

Caguas (Puerto Rico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,258 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Caguas averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 255 rainy days per year.

Caguas has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 18 August 2024) and the coldest 17.4 °C (on 12 March 1951).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

CaguasCaguas

coords
18.23°, -66.05°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

25.0°C

Average daily high

27.9°C

Average daily low

22.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,258mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

15.6km/h

Seasonal range

3.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

26 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

255 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.9 °C

Average feels-like low

26.3 °C

Average peak gust

36.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

353 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

32.6 °C

18 August 2024

Coldest day

17.4 °C

12 March 1951

Wettest day

168 mm

18 September 2022

Windiest day

65.4 km/h

20 September 2017

Strongest gust

137.9 km/h

20 September 2017

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

18 June 2024

Coldest feels-like

17.0 °C

16 January 2000

Sunniest day

13.0 h

14 June 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202531.6 °C28 September 202519.9 °C28 December 202525.9 °C1,236 mm500
202432.6 °C18 August 202421.0 °C23 February 202426.6 °C1,711 mm1400
202332.2 °C16 October 202320.4 °C9 March 202326.1 °C1,283 mm1190
202231.4 °C5 June 202220.3 °C5 February 202225.5 °C1,449 mm280
202131.4 °C23 September 202120.9 °C11 April 202125.7 °C940 mm500
202031.3 °C3 August 202020.7 °C27 March 202025.9 °C1,132 mm750
201932.2 °C21 September 201920.6 °C26 January 201925.7 °C934 mm550
201830.7 °C13 September 201820.3 °C24 February 201825.4 °C1,043 mm50
201731.3 °C12 September 201719.0 °C19 January 201725.7 °C1,502 mm350
201631.2 °C29 August 201620.8 °C14 February 201625.8 °C1,458 mm540
201532.0 °C5 October 201520.8 °C17 March 201525.8 °C813 mm870
201431.7 °C26 August 201420.8 °C12 March 201425.7 °C999 mm710
201331.7 °C29 September 201320.3 °C9 March 201325.4 °C1,362 mm370
201231.8 °C21 June 201220.3 °C19 February 201225.6 °C1,230 mm740
201131.4 °C29 September 201120.2 °C11 March 201125.2 °C1,671 mm320
201031.7 °C5 August 201019.7 °C24 December 201025.7 °C1,450 mm620
200931.5 °C26 August 200919.5 °C1 January 200925.5 °C1,160 mm600
200831.7 °C5 September 200819.7 °C28 January 200825.1 °C1,348 mm340
200731.2 °C22 August 200720.4 °C10 January 200725.5 °C1,300 mm540
200631.4 °C30 September 200620.1 °C1 February 200625.4 °C1,280 mm400
200531.9 °C21 May 200518.3 °C5 February 200525.5 °C1,667 mm640
200430.8 °C8 August 200418.9 °C29 March 200425.2 °C1,323 mm330
200331.0 °C5 September 200319.7 °C30 December 200325.3 °C1,295 mm210
200230.9 °C7 September 200220.0 °C25 February 200225.2 °C988 mm340
200130.8 °C1 October 200118.9 °C27 February 200125.2 °C990 mm290
200030.5 °C11 August 200017.4 °C21 January 200024.8 °C946 mm160
199930.7 °C22 September 199918.5 °C1 February 199924.8 °C1,317 mm110
199831.1 °C12 May 199820.0 °C25 February 199825.4 °C1,524 mm290
199731.5 °C10 September 199719.6 °C22 March 199725.2 °C890 mm400
199630.8 °C31 August 199619.2 °C17 December 199624.6 °C1,506 mm110
199531.5 °C12 August 199518.5 °C25 March 199525.4 °C890 mm700
199431.2 °C4 October 199419.3 °C30 December 199425.2 °C865 mm380
199331.0 °C3 June 199318.9 °C4 March 199325.1 °C1,262 mm290
199230.4 °C28 April 199219.8 °C31 January 199225.0 °C1,229 mm90
199130.9 °C15 August 199118.6 °C24 December 199125.0 °C945 mm220
199031.4 °C23 May 199019.1 °C6 February 199025.0 °C1,086 mm430
198930.4 °C6 September 198919.3 °C16 February 198924.7 °C1,047 mm60
198831.7 °C5 June 198819.8 °C18 January 198825.0 °C1,197 mm240
198731.6 °C26 September 198719.4 °C9 January 198725.3 °C1,550 mm350
198630.5 °C20 October 198618.3 °C26 February 198624.7 °C1,250 mm30
198530.7 °C9 July 198519.1 °C11 March 198524.6 °C1,149 mm130
198430.4 °C25 September 198419.1 °C19 December 198424.7 °C1,132 mm120
198331.1 °C23 June 198319.7 °C13 January 198325.4 °C1,244 mm270
198230.6 °C7 September 198219.2 °C18 December 198224.8 °C1,132 mm150
198131.4 °C1 September 198119.6 °C12 January 198125.3 °C1,534 mm300
198031.7 °C21 August 198018.8 °C16 January 198025.5 °C1,087 mm560
197930.3 °C15 June 197918.3 °C7 March 197924.8 °C1,804 mm110
197830.8 °C28 September 197820.1 °C13 February 197825.2 °C1,285 mm210
197730.3 °C7 September 197720.3 °C24 January 197725.0 °C1,211 mm40
197630.6 °C24 August 197618.7 °C29 January 197624.8 °C1,063 mm60
197531.1 °C7 June 197519.8 °C15 January 197525.0 °C1,112 mm60
197431.0 °C4 September 197420.5 °C13 March 197425.1 °C1,331 mm200
197330.7 °C12 August 197320.5 °C11 February 197325.5 °C1,206 mm210
197231.1 °C8 October 197220.2 °C14 March 197225.3 °C1,261 mm240
197130.9 °C27 September 197120.2 °C15 February 197125.1 °C1,120 mm230
197030.8 °C15 October 197018.2 °C6 March 197025.1 °C1,464 mm50
196931.0 °C2 September 196918.0 °C25 February 196925.1 °C1,290 mm190
196830.6 °C1 October 196817.9 °C5 February 196824.8 °C888 mm80
196730.5 °C2 September 196718.7 °C25 December 196724.8 °C891 mm110
196630.1 °C1 July 196619.8 °C24 January 196624.8 °C1,066 mm40
196530.4 °C2 September 196517.8 °C11 January 196524.6 °C1,109 mm50
196431.4 °C10 June 196418.8 °C30 December 196424.9 °C1,059 mm90
196330.6 °C6 August 196319.4 °C2 January 196324.7 °C1,375 mm110
196230.2 °C31 August 196218.0 °C16 February 196224.5 °C1,177 mm50
196130.3 °C25 May 196119.4 °C2 February 196124.5 °C1,320 mm20
196030.0 °C9 June 196018.7 °C21 January 196024.7 °C1,288 mm30
195930.6 °C7 September 195919.6 °C6 January 195924.8 °C1,128 mm110
195830.7 °C27 May 195818.8 °C16 January 195825.1 °C1,498 mm150
195730.7 °C2 September 195717.9 °C3 March 195724.7 °C1,069 mm130
195630.4 °C11 September 195617.5 °C8 January 195624.4 °C1,179 mm40
195530.5 °C28 August 195518.1 °C5 January 195524.3 °C1,256 mm40
195430.2 °C21 July 195419.0 °C29 January 195424.2 °C1,329 mm40
195330.9 °C4 September 195318.3 °C3 January 195324.5 °C1,190 mm70
195230.8 °C24 June 195217.9 °C22 December 195224.5 °C1,150 mm170
195130.6 °C14 September 195117.4 °C12 March 195124.3 °C1,459 mm60
195030.5 °C31 July 195018.5 °C28 January 195023.9 °C1,278 mm30
194930.8 °C19 August 194918.0 °C26 February 194924.3 °C1,095 mm120
194829.9 °C29 April 194818.4 °C20 February 194824.3 °C1,669 mm00
194730.5 °C11 June 194719.3 °C18 February 194724.6 °C1,242 mm60
194630.5 °C25 August 194619.0 °C7 March 194624.3 °C1,339 mm90
194529.8 °C11 September 194518.3 °C15 January 194524.0 °C1,475 mm00
194430.7 °C11 July 194418.9 °C28 February 194424.4 °C1,440 mm130
194330.0 °C22 August 194318.8 °C25 January 194324.0 °C1,380 mm30
194230.0 °C19 September 194218.5 °C28 January 194224.2 °C1,854 mm20
194130.0 °C28 July 194118.4 °C12 January 194124.2 °C1,784 mm10
194030.7 °C22 April 194018.8 °C6 March 194024.2 °C1,703 mm100

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
28.5 °C
+0.6 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
50 d/yr
+24
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1236 mm
-22 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan27.2 °C+1.1 °C52 mm+1 mm
Feb27.2 °C+0.9 °C51 mm+5 mm
Mar27.6 °C+0.7 °C74 mm+20 mm
Apr27.4 °C-0.2 °C159 mm+65 mm
May28.3 °C+0.1 °C180 mm+30 mm
Jun29.0 °C+0.1 °C41 mm-67 mm
Jul29.4 °C+0.4 °C71 mm-41 mm
Aug29.9 °C+0.7 °C102 mm-32 mm
Sep29.8 °C+0.7 °C226 mm+61 mm
Oct29.7 °C+0.9 °C151 mm-12 mm
Nov28.5 °C+0.8 °C94 mm-26 mm
Dec27.5 °C+0.9 °C36 mm-25 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
31.6 °C
28 Sep 2025
Coldest day
19.9 °C
28 Dec 2025
Wettest day
50.4 mm
24 Sep 2025
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
3 Apr 2025
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
3 Apr 2025
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
18 Oct 2025
Coldest feels-like
22.0 °C
29 Dec 2025
Sunniest day
13.0 h
19 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Caguas?

Caguas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,258 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caguas?

The hottest day measured in Caguas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 2024, reaching 32.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Caguas?

The coldest day measured in Caguas between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 1951, at 17.4 °C.

Does it snow in Caguas?

Almost never: Caguas sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Caguas warmed?

Yes: Caguas warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Caguas?

The wettest day measured in Caguas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2022, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Caguas?

The windiest day measured in Caguas between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2017, with winds reaching 65.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Caguas?

The warmest month in Caguas is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Caguas?

Caguas receives on average 1,258 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 255 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Caguas?

Caguas gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Caguas?

Yes: Caguas has on average 353 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caguas?

In Caguas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 18 June 2024, and the lowest was 17.0 °C on 16 January 2000.

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