Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, and Mona.
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Things to do in Puerto Rico
- 4 Hour Boat Tour with Snorkeling from Puerto Rico and Mogan · 5 h · from $84.66 · 4.5/5 (226 reviews)
- Maspalomas Surf Experience in Gran Canaria · 3 h · from $67.73 · 5.0/5 (21 reviews)
- Panorama VIP Tour in Gran Canaria · 7 h · from $93.69 · 4.4/5 (103 reviews)
- Teror and San Mateo Sunday Market Tour · 6 h · from $39.51 · 3.6/5 (11 reviews)
- Gran Canaria private walks · 7 h · from $237.06 · 5.0/5 (10 reviews)
- VIP small group road trip to Mogán mountain villages and sunset prosecco · 7 h · from $77.89
All experiences in Puerto Rico
Weather by month in Puerto Rico
| 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
- 18.22° N, 66.59° W
Near Puerto Rico
- Utuado · 14 km away
- Arecibo · 20 km away
- Ponce · 24 km away
- San Juan · 60 km away
- Isla Verde · 65 km away
- Rincon · 69 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.
Explore Puerto Rico · San Juan · Vieques · Ponce · Culebra · Arecibo
