Weather in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Flowers spill across the islands. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponce, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
6:52 PM
Ponce, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
78°
10p
78°
11p
77°
12a
77°
1a
76°
2a
76°
3a
76°
4a
75°
5a
75°
6a
77°
7a
82°
8a
84°
9a
85°
10a
86°
11a
86°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
85°
14%
3p
84°
28%
4p
82°
37%
5p
80°
36%
6p
79°
31%
7p
79°
24%
8p
Ponce, PR
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle74%89°76°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers61%83°76°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle63%85°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle35%85°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle76%84°74°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle61%86°74°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle64%85°74°
Ponce, PR
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ponce, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 18°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ponce, PR
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 40.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ponce, 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
12h 59m
Sunset
6:52 PM
Civil dusk
11:17 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ponce, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ponce, PR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Flowers spill across the islands
bird
Ponce at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.