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Weather in Lares, Puerto Rico

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

Lares, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
6:54 PM
Lares, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
74°
7a
78°
8a
82°
9a
84°
10a
85°
20%
11a
86°
41%
12p
87°
68%
1p
87°
88%
2p
82°
97%
3p
81°
100%
4p
79°
100%
5p
77°
98%
6p
75°
92%
7p
74°
82%
8p
73°
65%
9p
73°
45%
10p
74°
27%
11p
L 70°H 87°
Lares, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Showers
    92%
    85°69°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    100%
    85°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    93%
    85°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    100%
    83°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    97%
    85°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    100%
    83°67°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Showers
    100%
    75°67°
Lares, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · backing 26°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
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 3 · pk 17 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lares, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.79 inHg
Now
974.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lares, PR
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
37.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lares, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 01m
Sunset
6:54 PM
Civil dusk
11:18 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lares, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lares, 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 →

Lares at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°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 Lares

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.