Puerto Rico · Month comparison

June vs January

June ranks #1 overall vs January at #2. 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 January — colourful Old San Juan colonial street with cobblestones

January

#2 of 12 months

Best match

San Sebastian Street Festival third weekend — Old San Juan turns into the Caribbean's wildest street party.

  • ↑SanSe (San Sebastian) Street Festival fills Old San Juan with parades and salsa
  • ↑Three Kings Day January 6 — Puerto Rico's biggest gift-giving holiday
FactorJuneJanuary
Weather score
7
9
Value score
7
3
Crowd score
7
3
Events score
8
10
Atmosphere
8
10
Avg high temp31°C28°C
Monthly rain132mm89mm
Daily sunshine8hrs8hrs

June trade-offs

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

January trade-offs

  • ↓Condado and Old San Juan hotel rates exceed Caribbean averages
  • ↓San Sebastian weekend rentals book out by November
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Scores compare months within Puerto Rico. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →