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Weather in Santa Clara, Puerto Rico

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

Santa Clara, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
96%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
6:51 PM
Santa Clara, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
72°
7a
76°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
20%
11a
84°
42%
12p
84°
69%
1p
84°
86%
2p
83°
85%
3p
82°
74%
4p
78°
61%
5p
77°
49%
6p
75°
36%
7p
73°
24%
8p
72°
14%
9p
71°
10p
71°
11p
L 68°H 84°
Santa Clara, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    39%
    81°70°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    65%
    82°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    81°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    79%
    78°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    82°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    70%
    81°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    75%
    76°68°
Santa Clara, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
095° · backing 10°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the e.
Santa Clara, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.6
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.6
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Santa Clara, PR
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
16.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
46.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Santa Clara, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 01m
Sunset
6:51 PM
Civil dusk
11:15 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Santa Clara, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:13 AM
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Santa Clara, 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 →

Santa Clara at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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 Santa Clara

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.