When to go · Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico in April
Great month. Warm and mostly dry; Easter week busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Puerto Rico
- Prices
- Medium
- Puerto Rico
Verdict
Warm and mostly dry; Easter week busy.
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Puerto Rico in this guide.
Weather in April
- San Juan and north coast · San Juan, Isabela, Arecibobest weather
Around 27–31 °C (81–88 °F) all year; showers are short but frequent May–November; winter swells make some north-coast beaches rough.Around 81–88 °F (27–31 °C) all year; showers are short but frequent May–November; winter swells make some north-coast beaches rough.
- South and south-west · Ponce, Guánica, Cabo Rojo, La Parguerabest weather
Rain shadow of the mountains: drier, sunnier and hotter; dry forest at Guánica.
- El Yunque and the mountains · El Yunque, Cordillera Central, coffee townsbest weather
Rain almost daily in El Yunque; mountains are a few degrees cooler.
- San Juan30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Good Friday
Mar–Apr (varies)
Beaches busy.
Cruise season
Winter peak · San Juan
Up to several ships a day; go to the forts before 10:00.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Puerto Rico
- Medium
- Prices · Puerto Rico
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Puerto Rico, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
Jan: Great
Crowds
Apr: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Apr: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Apr: 2
Jan: 5
April: Warm and mostly dry; Easter week busy.
January: Dry; San Sebastián street festival in Old San Juan; surf season in Rincón.
Puerto Rico: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in April
Rated best or good this month
San Juan and north coast
Best weather of the year (San Juan, Isabela, Arecibo)
South and south-west
Best weather of the year (Ponce, Guánica, Cabo Rojo, La Parguera)
El Yunque and the mountains
Best weather of the year (El Yunque, Cordillera Central, coffee towns)
Warm; good month.