Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Playa features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (88 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 642 mm (25.3 inches) and receives 141 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Playa enjoys an average of 3942 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.
The warmest months in La Playa are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Playa experiences 325 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in La Playa, Añasco, Puerto Rico with other places around the world.
La Playa usually has the most precipitation in July, September and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 94 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Playa are January, February and December. On average, 19 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) | 21 (0.8) | 38 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 49 (1.9) | 48 (1.9) | 69 (2.7) | 64 (2.5) | 141 (5.5) | 71 (2.8) | 66 (2.6) | 19 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 |
The sunniest months in La Playa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Playa: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260 | 306 | 346 | 351 | 360 | 352 | 361 | 352 | 316 | 315 | 297 | 319 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 9m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 11m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 15m | 11h 2m |
La Playa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Playa UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 |