Arecibo weather in June

In June, Arecibo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 92 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Arecibo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arecibo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical June day in Arecibo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C warmer than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Arecibo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arecibo weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 22°419.5117.0
Feb27° / 22°368.111.47.0
Mar27° / 22°591011.96.7
Apr28° / 22°10713.712.45.8
May29° / 24°16518.312.94.5
Jun30° / 24°9213.813.14.6
Jul30° / 25°7914.9134.5
Aug30° / 25°10119.612.63.9
Sep30° / 25°15422.312.13.6
Oct29° / 24°13821.411.64.0
Nov28° / 23°11317.511.15.2
Dec27° / 23°4811.410.96.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54258
64258
74357
84357
94555
104654
114654
124753
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Arecibo gets around 92 mm of rain over 13.8 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
155
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 14 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:546:55
213.05:546:56
313.05:536:56
413.05:536:56
513.15:536:57
613.15:536:57
713.15:536:57
813.15:536:58
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1113.15:546:59
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.53 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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36.4Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Arecibo

In seasonPeak

In June, Arecibo sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arecibo sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Arecibo sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Arecibo?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Arecibo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arecibo in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Arecibo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Arecibo in June

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in March near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Arecibo in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arecibo peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Arecibo in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Arecibo is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1324 µg/m³Jan 105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May14Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arecibo?

Arecibo sits at 18.5°N, 66.7°W, 7 m above sea level, in Puerto Rico. The nearest listed city is Barceloneta, 19 km away.

BarcelonetaManatíVega BajaAguadillaYaucoPonceMayagüezCandelaria

Topography around Arecibo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arecibo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arecibo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,307 m.

The land around Arecibo is covered by water (44%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
1,307 m
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June weather nearby: Barceloneta 19 km · Manatí 24 km · Vega Baja 35 km · Aguadilla 47 km · Yauco 51 km · Ponce 52 km · Mayagüez 54 km · Candelaria 54 km

Puerto Rico travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 78% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$40,620
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2015
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
14.6
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%Protestant 33%none 7%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Arecibo (18.4724°, -66.7157°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).