Drought in Cidra Municipio, PR: 1.9 years in 10 since 2000

1.9 years in 10

Cidra Municipio, PR: 5 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. Less drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2007 (13 wk), 2015 (31 wk), 2016 (17 wk), 2019 (40 wk) and 2022 (17 wk). Not a single drought week in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2025.

A regular lawn is fine here; plan for the odd dry year

Real droughts are rare here. A smart controller that skips watering after rain covers the odd dry year.

You can keep a regular lawn. Worth doing: a rain-sensing or smart controller, and deeper, less frequent watering if Jul turns dry.

Against the rest of PR

3rd most drought-prone of 78 PR counties; the PR middle is 0.4 in 10. Closest on the list: Cayey Municipio (2.3 in 10) and Santa Isabel Municipio (1.9 in 10). Driest in PR: Salinas Municipio (2.7 in 10). Least drought: Mayaguez Municipio (0 in 10).

When in the year it hits

Most often in Jul (21% of weeks), then Aug (18%) and Jun (17%). Least in Nov (5%). May to September averages 14%.

16 Jan
13 Feb
11 Mar
10 Apr
7 May
17 Jun
21 Jul
18 Aug
10 Sep
7 Oct
5 Nov
12 Dec

The worst year: 2019

2019: 40 weeks in drought, peaking at D2 severe. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 12.1% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 4.1% at D2, 0.8% at D3, never any D4. Longest unbroken spell: 48 weeks, Jun 2, 2015 to Apr 26, 2016.

Lately

Last drought year: 2022, 17 weeks. 2016-2025: 3 in 10, against 1.3 in 10 for 2000-2015, about the same. So far in 2026: 19 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.