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Weather in Lajas, Puerto Rico

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

Lajas, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
6:54 PM
Lajas, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
76°
3a
75°
4a
75°
5a
75°
6a
77°
7a
82°
8a
85°
9a
87°
10a
89°
11a
89°
12p
90°
1p
90°
2p
89°
19%
3p
88°
32%
4p
85°
41%
5p
83°
41%
6p
81°
36%
7p
80°
31%
8p
79°
26%
9p
79°
21%
10p
79°
16%
11p
L 75°H 90°
Lajas, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Showers
    59%
    85°71°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    86%
    86°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    86°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    89%
    87°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    89°74°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    87°73°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    77%
    82°71°
Lajas, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · backing 11°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 28 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lajas, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lajas, PR
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
15.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
42.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lajas, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:32 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
13h 00m
Sunset
6:54 PM
Civil dusk
11:18 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lajas, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:17 AM
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lajas, 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 →

Lajas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: December 5 (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 Lajas

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.