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Weather in Barahona, Puerto Rico

Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barahona, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
6:52 PM
Barahona, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
72°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
71°
6a
75°
7a
81°
8a
85°
9a
87°
10%
10a
89°
22%
11a
91°
45%
12p
91°
74%
1p
90°
92%
2p
90°
91%
3p
88°
79%
4p
86°
69%
5p
80°
65%
6p
78°
62%
7p
78°
55%
8p
77°
39%
9p
76°
19%
10p
75°
11p
L 71°H 91°
Barahona, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    53%
    88°72°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    72%
    88°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    73%
    87°70°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    96%
    86°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    87°70°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    90%
    85°71°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    88%
    80°71°
Barahona, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 10°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 20 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Barahona, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Barahona, PR
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
12.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
41.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Barahona, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 01m
Sunset
6:52 PM
Civil dusk
11:17 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Barahona, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:14 AM
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Barahona, PR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Flowers spill across the islands

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barahona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Barahona

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.