Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lares features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1023 mm (40.3 inches) and receives 193 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lares 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 Lares are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (76 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lares experiences 328 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 | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°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 (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Minimum | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Lares, Puerto Rico with other places around the world.
Lares usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 140 mm (5.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lares are January, February and December. On average, 28 mm (1.1 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) | 22 (0.9) | 33 (1.3) | 68 (2.7) | 72 (2.8) | 95 (3.7) | 85 (3.4) | 103 (4.1) | 106 (4.2) | 192 (7.6) | 122 (4.8) | 98 (3.9) | 28 (1.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Lares are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lares: 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 4m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 42m | 11h 15m | 11h 2m |
Lares 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 Lares 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 |