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Arecibo travel guide
Arecibo is a city in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, home to about 88,000 people.
- Best months
- March
- Nearest airport
- BQN43 km · Rafael Hernández International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Puerto Rico
- Language
- English, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Arecibo
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Arecibo are March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; September is the wettest, with about 276 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Arecibo: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line; Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport (MAZ, 51 km) and Mercedita International Airport (PSE, 54 km) are also within reach.
BQN · Rafael Hernández International Airport
MAZ · Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport
PSE · Mercedita International Airport
Questions
Arecibo: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Arecibo?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Arecibo are March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; September is the wettest, with about 276 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Arecibo?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line; Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport (MAZ, 51 km) and Mercedita International Airport (PSE, 54 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Arecibo?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Arecibo
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.