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Puerto Rico

Spain · Canary Islands

Spanish settlement of Puerto Rico began in the early 1500s continuing until 1898. Spanish settlement of Puerto Rico can be understood in two senses: ethnic Spanish settlement and Spanish colonial settlement – this article covers both.

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Weather by month in Puerto Rico

Month	High	Low	Rain
Jan	23.8°C	13.6°C	18 mm
Feb	23°C	13.4°C	22 mm
Mar	25°C	14.1°C	15 mm
Apr	28.7°C	15.3°C	10 mm
May	27.3°C	16°C	6 mm
Jun	26.4°C	17.5°C	2 mm
Jul	27.3°C	18.6°C	2 mm
Aug	27.2°C	19.8°C	5 mm
Sep	27.8°C	20.1°C	8 mm
Oct	29.5°C	18.8°C	17 mm
Nov	26.4°C	17°C	24 mm
Dec	23.8°C	15.7°C	28 mm

Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.

Practical facts

Local time: UTC+0 · 6 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Canary Islands
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 27.79° N, 15.71° W

Near Puerto Rico

Gran Canaria · 22 km away
Tejeda · 25 km away
Costa Adeje · 105 km away
Tenerife · 108 km away
San Sebastian de La Gomera · 142 km away
La Gomera · 152 km away

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