San Juan weather in January (North Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico)

This month is known as a warm month. The average maximum daytime temperature in San Juan in January lies at 27.9°C (82.22°F). Usually it is the coldest month of the year. The average minimum temperature goes down to around 20.6°C (69.08°F) (often the minimum temperature is noted at night).

January is part of the rainy season with an average precipitation of 182mm (7.2 inches). There are generally around 18 rainy days. If you enjoy blue skies and sunshine, then this is a great time to go to San Juan with 238 hours of sun during the entire month.

 

San Juan, monthly averages in January

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Min Temperature 20 °C  

Max Temperature 27 °C  

Water Temperature 26 °C *  

Chance of Rain 62%  

Precipitation 181mm  

Rainy days 19 days  

Humidity 74% *  

Sunshine 238 hrs *  

Percentage Sunshine 70% *  

Where to stay in San Juan

Where to go in Puerto Rico in January

Find out more about the weather in Puerto Rico in January and which places have the best weather conditions in this month.

Weather conditions Weather

Temperatures

Precipitation

Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor

Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inches a month).

So what to wear in January? Visitors traveling to San Juan should plan on bringing a totally waterproof coat since it will often be raining. However, also bring your summer cloths because it can be very warm or even hot. With a water temperature of around 26.0°C (78.8°F), this is a great month to swim so bring your swimwear.

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in January.

Swimming

8/10

Cycling

7/10

Walking

7/10

Camping

6/10

Outdoor sports

7/10

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