Ponce Temperature by Month

Ponce, South Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 29°C (84°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

The temperature in Ponce remains steady throughout the year, providing a consistently very warm climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a very warm 30°C (86°F) in August to a comfortable 28°C (82°F) in January. Nights are mild year-round, with lows ranging from 25°C (77°F) in August to 22°C (72°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Ponce by month:

The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Ponce's average annual maximum temperature is 29°C (84°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year, mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.

Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually, known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.

Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Ponce this rarely lasts long on the ground.

For more on Ponce's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Ponce climate page.