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Weather in Salinas, Puerto Rico

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

Salinas, PR
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
78%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
6:50 PM
Salinas, PR
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
10p
80°
11p
80°
12a
79°
1a
77°
2a
76°
3a
76°
4a
76°
5a
76°
6a
79°
7a
83°
8a
85°
9a
87°
10a
88°
12%
11a
88°
10%
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
10%
6p
81°
12%
7p
81°
12%
8p
81°
9p
L 76°H 89°
Salinas, PR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    91°77°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    71%
    87°77°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    68%
    87°77°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    87°76°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    76%
    85°74°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    59%
    87°75°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    87°73°
Salinas, PR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · veering 15°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 32 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the e.
Salinas, PR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Salinas, PR
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
14.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
44.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Salinas, PR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:30 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
12h 59m
Sunset
6:50 PM
Civil dusk
11:15 PM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Salinas, PR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:14 AM
Moonset
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Salinas, 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 →

Salinas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Salinas

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.