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PUERTO RICO · CANÓVANAS MUNICIPIO

Santa Bárbara

3,358 people, 110 ft above sea level in Canóvanas Municipio.

110 ftElevation, city center
3,358People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 89°
Sunny now Dew point 73° · SSE 9 mph · high 86°
City of Santa Bárbara River Interstate 2 miles
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The Santa Bárbara 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 Santa Bárbara

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM AST
RIGHT NOW Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (TJSJ) · 4:56 PM
Sunny
89° Sunny Feels like 97° · high of 86° near 5 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity59%rising to 85% by morning
Pressure29.96 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 73° · Oppressiveabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Tonight, around midnightin about 7 hours · 31% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 90.06 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Canóvanas Municipio
NWS San Juan and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:29 AM5:46 PM ↓
11 h 17 m of daylight, 1 minute less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
52
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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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
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TEMPERATURE °F
86°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
75% · 0.08 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Oppressive: dew points 72 to 75°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 86° / 75°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
86° 79°
0% rain — SSE 13 A
SUN Nov. 15 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
90° 78°
30% rain — SE 9 C
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy; hot Partly cloudy; hot
90° 79°
30% rain — E 9 A
TUE Nov. 17 Showers likely; hot Showers likely; hot
90° 78°
80% rain up to 0.2″ E 10 A
WED Nov. 18 Showers likely Showers likely
89° 77°
80% rain up to 0.2″ ESE 8 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
90° 77°
50% rain up to 0.05″ ESE 7 A
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
90° 77°
50% rain up to 0.05″ SE 6 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 Santa Bárbara about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the tropical Atlantic three days ago, about 950 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 1983 Nov. 12, 1983

The hottest this week has been

93° on Nov. 12, 1983, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1898. Next is 92° in 1981.

92°
93°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the San Juan Area threaded record since 1898.
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THE GROUND

What Santa Bárbara stands on

Santa Bárbara’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 300 ft, a difference of 300 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is El Toro, about 3,450 ft, 10 miles southeast.

Santa Bárbara, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft SANTA BÁRBARA110 ftCerro San José140 ftCanóvanas50 ftHigh point of the line2,800 ft ← NWSE →

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

Santa Bárbara’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1898 · San Juan L M Marin International Airport, 7 mi west-northwest

Santa Bárbara has a tropical monsoon climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in June; winter nights fall to about 72° in January. About 60 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

83°72°84°72°85°72°86°74°87°76°89°77°89°78°89°78°89°78°89°77°86°75°84°73° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 TODAY 59.9 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
June, average89° / 77°high / low, the warmest month
January, average83° / 72°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year59.9 inwettest months: November and September
Hottest on record98°FOctober 9, 1981
Coldest on record60°FMarch 3, 1957
Wettest day on record9.67 inAugust 15, 1944
90° days a year72none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical monsoonKöppen Am

AROUND THE RING

1Wettest stretchSeptember through November: 19.1 of the year’s 59.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Santa Bárbara normally reaches 86° and falls to 75°. The record high is 92°, in 1981; the record low 68°, in 1961. The most rain on this date, 1.54 in, fell in 1948.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high83°84°85°86°87°89°89°89°89°89°86°84°
Normal low72°72°72°74°76°77°78°78°78°77°75°73°
Rain, inches4.072.582.184.605.544.666.026.296.505.217.374.85
Record high92° (1983)96° (1983)96° (1983)97° (1983)96° (1980)97° (1988)95° (1981)97° (1980)97° (1981)98° (1981)96° (1981)94° (1989)
Record low61° (1962)62° (1968)60° (1957)64° (1968)66° (1962)66° (1909)69° (1959)68° (1904)69° (1960)67° (1959)65° (1898)62° (1917)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1898 from the San Juan Area threaded record (San Juan L M Marin International Airport, 7 miles west-northwest, 100 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Santa Bárbara on the Forecast Network

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Santa Bárbara

3,358 people, 110 ft above sea level in Canóvanas Municipio.

110 ftElevation
3,358People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 89°
SunnyDew point 73°
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Today in Santa Bárbara

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 86° 0%
8p mostly clear night 82° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 82° 0%
2a mostly cloudy night 81° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 79° 0%
8a mostly cloudy day 82° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINTonight around midnight · 31%
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
79
86
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Sun30%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
78
90
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Mon30%
Partly cloudy; hot Partly cloudy; hot
79
90
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Tue80%
Showers likely; hot Showers likely; hot
78
90
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Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
77
89
A
Thu50%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
77
90
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Fri50%
Chance of showers; hot Chance of showers; hot
77
90
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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 1983 · NOV. 12, 1983

93°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1898.

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What Santa Bárbara stands on

Santa Bárbara’s center stands about 110 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 0 ft to 300 ft, a difference of 300 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is El Toro, about 3,450 ft, 10 miles southeast.

Santa Bárbara, northwest to southeast Santa Bárbara110 ftCerro San José140 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 13×.
Elevation, center110 ft
Within 3 miles0 to 300 ft
Lie of the landRolling (300 ft of relief)
High point nearbyEl Toro, 3,450 ft, 10 mi southeast
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Santa Bárbara’s year

Santa Bárbara has a tropical monsoon climate. Summer afternoons average 89° in June; winter nights fall to about 72° in January. About 60 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 59.9 in
June, average89° / 77° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average83° / 72° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year59.9 in · wettest months: November and September
Hottest on record98°F · October 9, 1981
Coldest on record60°F · March 3, 1957
Wettest day on record9.67 in · August 15, 1944
90° days a year72 · none reach 100°
Climate typeTropical monsoon · Köppen Am
1Wettest stretch · September through November: 19.1 of the year’s 59.9 inches
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Santa Bárbara normally reaches 86° and falls to 75°. The record high is 92°, in 1981; the record low 68°, in 1961. The most rain on this date, 1.54 in, fell in 1948.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1898 from the San Juan Area threaded record (San Juan L M Marin International Airport, 7 miles west-northwest, 100 ft lower). NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.