Puerto Rico
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Puerto Rico
Official name: | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
Capital: | San Juan |
Area: | total: 9,104 sq km water: 145 sq km land: 8,959 sq km |
Climate: | tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation |
Location: | Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic |
Geographic coordinates: | 18 15 N, 66 30 W |
Comparative Area: | slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 501 km |
Terrain: | mostly mountains, with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Cerro de Punta 1,338 m |
Map of Puerto Rico