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Mayagüez travel guide
Mayagüez is a city in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, home to about 73,000 people.
- Best months
- February and March
- Nearest airport
- MAZ6 km · Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Puerto Rico
- Language
- English, Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Mayagüez
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mayagüez are February and March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 263 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 Mayagüez: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport (MAZ), about 6.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN, 33 km) and Mercedita International Airport (PSE, 65 km) are also within reach.
MAZ · Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport
BQN · Rafael Hernández International Airport
PSE · Mercedita International Airport
Questions
Mayagüez: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mayagüez?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Mayagüez are February and March. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 263 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mayagüez?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport (MAZ), about 6.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN, 33 km) and Mercedita International Airport (PSE, 65 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Mayagüez?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Mayagüez
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.