Puerto Rico · Month comparison

June vs December

June ranks #1 overall vs December at #8. San Juan Bautista Festival June 24 — beach midnight backwards-walking tradition.

Puerto Rico June — Condado beach at sunset with Pride flags

June

#1 of 12 months

Best match

San Juan Bautista Festival June 24 — beach midnight backwards-walking tradition.

  • ↑San Juan Bautista June 23-24 — backwards-walking-into-sea tradition at Condado
  • ↑Hurricane risk still statistically low in early summer
Puerto Rico December — colourful Christmas lights on a cobblestone Old San Juan street

December

#8 of 12 months

Best match

Longest Christmas season in the world — parrandas, lechon, the run-up to SanSe.

  • ↑Longest Christmas season anywhere — parrandas surprise-visit traditions December-January
  • ↑Lechon roast-pig joints on Ruta del Lechon at peak operation
FactorJuneDecember
Weather score
7
8
Value score
7
2
Crowd score
7
2
Events score
8
10
Atmosphere
8
10
Avg high temp31°C28°C
Monthly rain132mm109mm
Daily sunshine8hrs8hrs

June trade-offs

  • ↓Humidity climbs to high 70s — afternoons sticky
  • ↓Saharan dust hazes some sunsets

December trade-offs

  • ↓Old San Juan and Condado rates exceed February peaks
  • ↓Direct flights from JFK and Newark sell out by September
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Scores compare months within Puerto Rico. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →