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Weather in Esperanza, Puerto Rico

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

Esperanza, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
79%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
6:48 PM
Esperanza, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
29%
12a
80°
63%
1a
77°
86%
2a
77°
87%
3a
79°
76%
4a
78°
65%
5a
77°
58%
6a
79°
51%
7a
84°
43%
8a
85°
31%
9a
86°
16%
10a
86°
11a
87°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
81°
8p
82°
9p
81°
10p
81°
11p
L 77°H 87°
Esperanza, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    85°79°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    84°78°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    85°76°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    84°78°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    84°77°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    61%
    84°78°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    84°78°
Esperanza, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
095° · backing 8°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
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 14 · pk 33 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Esperanza, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Esperanza, PR
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.9 μg/m³
PM 10
19.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
48.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Esperanza, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
13h 00m
Sunset
6:48 PM
Civil dusk
11:12 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Esperanza, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:10 AM
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Esperanza, 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 →

Esperanza at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 6 (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 Esperanza

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.