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Last and first frost dates in Arecibo

Puerto Rico

Arecibo had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone in ten years

Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.

There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.

When the soil warms up in Arecibo

The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Arecibo

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Ponce52 km——
Mayagüez54 km——
San Juan (Puerto Rico)63 km——
Higüey210 km——
La Romana237 km——

Weather in Arecibo by month

Average weather in Arecibo over 2016–2025: the warmest month is August. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (28.5–31.6 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: May–October (30.5–31.6 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in February, average 21 °C. About 1236 mm of rain falls in a year, on 246 days; September is the wettest month (178 mm) and December the driest (56 mm).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January28.521.16016
February28.5216417
March28.8218619
April29.421.710219
May30.522.811522
June31.323.88420
July31.524.48921
August31.624.412424
September31.424.117825
October30.923.615025
November29.722.812821
December2921.85617

Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).