When to go · Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico in November
Good month. Discovery Day (19 Nov); rains ease; hurricane season ends 30 Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Medium
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- Prices
- Medium
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Verdict
Discovery Day (19 Nov); rains ease; hurricane season ends 30 Nov.
Weather in November
- San Juan and north coast · San Juan, Isabela, Areciborainy
Around 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 Parguerafine
Rain shadow of the mountains: drier, sunnier and hotter; dry forest at Guánica.
- El Yunque and the mountains · El Yunque, Cordillera Central, coffee townsrainy
Rain almost daily in El Yunque; mountains are a few degrees cooler.
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.
Discovery of Puerto Rico
19 Nov
Holiday.
Thanksgiving
4th Thursday of November
Christmas season starts.
Hurricane season
June–November (peak Aug–Oct) · San Juan
Storms can close airports and ports for days.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Puerto Rico
- Medium
- Prices · Puerto Rico
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast