Ponce
Puerto Rico
Ponce is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de Leon y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla del Sur, La Ciudad Senorial, and La Ciudad de las Quenepas.
Gallery
Weather by month in Ponce
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7°C | 19.6°C | 41 mm |
| Feb | 30°C | 19.4°C | 29 mm |
| Mar | 31.3°C | 20.3°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 32.2°C | 20.8°C | 73 mm |
| May | 32.2°C | 22.7°C | 90 mm |
| Jun | 32.6°C | 23.7°C | 66 mm |
| Jul | 32.6°C | 24.2°C | 80 mm |
| Aug | 32.6°C | 24.5°C | 96 mm |
| Sep | 32.6°C | 24.5°C | 109 mm |
| Oct | 32.2°C | 23.7°C | 111 mm |
| Nov | 31.4°C | 21.9°C | 110 mm |
| Dec | 30.6°C | 20.8°C | 54 mm |
Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Main language
- Spanish
- On the map
- 18.00° N, 66.62° W
Near Ponce
- Puerto Rico · 24 km away
- Utuado · 31 km away
- Arecibo · 43 km away
- Rincon · 74 km away
- San Juan · 75 km away
- Isla Verde · 80 km away
More of Puerto Rico
A US territory with a deeply Caribbean soul — Old San Juan's blue cobblestones, the bioluminescent bay of Vieques, and El Yunque rainforest all in a single island.
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