Ponce climate — normals and trends
Ponce (Puerto Rico) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 774 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Ponce averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Ponce has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.6 °C (on 12 August 1995) and the coldest 17.5 °C (on 16 February 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
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- coords
- 18.01°, -66.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
27.0°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
774mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001
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
31.6 °C
12 August 1995
Coldest day
17.5 °C
16 February 1951
Wettest day
207 mm
10 September 1996
Windiest day
70.5 km/h
20 September 2017
Strongest gust
139.7 km/h
20 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
4 October 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.2 °C
16 January 2000
Sunniest day
13.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 93 mm | +58 mm |
| Apr | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 122 mm | +60 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 131 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 86 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 184 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 108 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 49 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 17 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ponce?
Ponce has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 774 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ponce?
The hottest day measured in Ponce between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1995, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ponce?
The coldest day measured in Ponce between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1951, at 17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ponce?
Almost never: Ponce sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ponce warmed?
Yes: Ponce warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ponce?
The wettest day measured in Ponce between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1996, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ponce?
The windiest day measured in Ponce between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2017, with winds reaching 70.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ponce?
The warmest month in Ponce is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ponce?
Ponce receives on average 774 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ponce?
Ponce gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ponce?
Yes: Ponce has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ponce?
In Ponce, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 4 October 2024, and the lowest was 15.2 °C on 16 January 2000.
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