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PUERTO RICO · GUÁNICA MUNICIPIO

Guánica

4,642 people, 16 ft above sea level in Guánica Municipio.

16 ftElevation, city center
4,642People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Sunny 88°
Sunny now Dew point -24° · SSE 12 mph · high 88°
City of Guánica River Interstate 2 miles
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The Guánica plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Guánica

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM AST
RIGHT NOW Mercedita Airport (TJPS) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
88° Sunny Feels like 85° · high of 88° near 3 PM
WindSSE 12 mphgusts 17
Humidity1%rising to 91% by morning
Pressure29.93 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point -24° · Dry77° by Saturday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 4 AMin about 12 hours · 31% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 130.4 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Heat AdvisoryHeat Advisory issued November 14 at 9:51AM AST until November 14 at 5:00PM AST by NWS San Juan PR
NWS San Juan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:33 AM5:51 PM ↓
11 h 18 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
65
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
57% · 0.24 in Monday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 70 to 77°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
88° 77°
20% rain — SE 11 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers Chance of showers
89° 75°
30% rain — ESE 9 A
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
91° 75°
60% rain up to 0.09″ ESE 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
91° 76°
50% rain — ENE 8 A
WED Nov. 18 Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
90° 76°
60% rain up to 0.06″ E 8 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of storms Chance of storms
89° 76°
50% rain — E 8 A
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
89° 76°
30% rain — E 7 A
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Guánica about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the tropical Atlantic three days ago, and over the Caribbean a day ago, about 970 miles back along its path. Air off the water carries moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1984 Nov. 12, 1984

The coldest this week has been

65° on Nov. 12, 1984, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1959. Next is 66° in 1985.

66°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Magueyes Island record since 1959.
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THE GROUND

What Guánica stands on

Guánica’s center stands about 16 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 640 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Monte Guilarte, about 3,910 ft, 15 miles northeast.

Guánica, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft GUÁNICA16 ftEl Tumbao160 ftPiedra de la Mula1,500 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 7×.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR.
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THE ALMANAC

Guánica’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1959 · Magueyes Island, 9 mi west

Guánica has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in August; winter nights fall to about 69° in February. About 42 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

86°70°86°69°86°70°87°72°88°75°90°76°90°76°91°76°90°76°90°75°88°73°88°70° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY GUÁNICA 42.5 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
August, average91° / 76°high / low, the warmest month
February, average86° / 69°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year42.5 inwettest months: October and September
Hottest on record103°FOctober 11, 2005
Coldest on record50°FFebruary 12, 2004
Wettest day on record13.9 inSeptember 17, 1975
Climate typeTropical savannaKöppen Aw

AROUND THE RING

1Highs of 90° and upJune 8 to Oct. 26; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 16.8 of the year’s 42.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Guánica normally reaches 88° and falls to 73°. The record high is 93°, in 2011; the record low 66°, in 1985. The most rain on this date, 2.05 in, fell in 2016.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high86°86°86°87°88°90°90°91°90°90°88°88°
Normal low70°69°70°72°75°76°76°76°76°75°73°70°
Rain, inches1.931.862.713.574.072.542.674.325.536.265.061.96
Record high92° (1996)93° (1978)95° (1992)96° (1986)97° (1978)97° (1978)100° (2004)98° (1979)101° (1995)103° (2005)95° (2024)94° (2009)
Record low60° (1975)50° (2004)60° (2009)58° (2000)59° (2005)67° (1985)66° (1994)62° (2020)61° (2020)66° (1985)62° (2000)60° (2018)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1959 at Magueyes Island, 9 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Guánica on the Forecast Network

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Ponce PR · 20 MI 20 miles east Mayagüez PR · 21 MI 21 miles northwest Bayamón PR · 58 MI 58 miles northeast Caguas PR · 61 MI 61 miles east San Juan PR · 64 MI 64 miles northeast Carolina PR · 70 MI 70 miles northeast
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Guánica

4,642 people, 16 ft above sea level in Guánica Municipio.

16 ftElevation
4,642People
3 sq miLand
Sunny 88°
SunnyDew point -24°
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Today in Guánica

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 88° 14%
6p partly cloudy night 83° 14%
9p partly cloudy night 81° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 80° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 79° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 78° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 AM · 31%
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Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
77
88
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Sun30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
75
89
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Mon60%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
75
91
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Tue50%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
76
91
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Wed60%
Chance of storms; hot Chance of storms; hot
76
90
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Thu50%
Chance of storms Chance of storms
76
89
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Fri30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
76
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1984 · NOV. 12, 1984

65°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1959.

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What Guánica stands on

Guánica’s center stands about 16 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 640 ft: hilly country. Open water lies within three miles. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Monte Guilarte, about 3,910 ft, 15 miles northeast.

Guánica, southwest to northeast Guánica16 ftPiedra de la Mula1,500 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 14×.
Elevation, center16 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 640 ft
Lie of the landHilly (640 ft of relief)
High point nearbyMonte Guilarte, 3,910 ft, 15 mi northeast
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Guánica’s year

Guánica has a tropical savanna climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in August; winter nights fall to about 69° in February. About 42 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 42.5 in
August, average91° / 76° · high / low, the warmest month
February, average86° / 69° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year42.5 in · wettest months: October and September
Hottest on record103°F · October 11, 2005
Coldest on record50°F · February 12, 2004
Wettest day on record13.9 in · September 17, 1975
Climate typeTropical savanna · Köppen Aw
1Highs of 90° and up · June 8 to Oct. 26; normal highs reach 90°
2Wettest stretch · September through November: 16.8 of the year’s 42.5 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Guánica normally reaches 88° and falls to 73°. The record high is 93°, in 2011; the record low 66°, in 1985. The most rain on this date, 2.05 in, fell in 2016.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1959 at Magueyes Island, 9 miles west. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.