Drought in Juana Diaz Municipio, PR: 1.2 years in 10 since 2000

1.2 years in 10

Juana Diaz Municipio, PR: 3 of 26 full years had 13+ weeks in drought. Less drought-prone than most US counties.

20002025

Drought years: 2015 (22 wk), 2019 (19 wk) and 2022 (20 wk). Not a single drought week in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2024 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

11th most drought-prone of 78 PR counties; the PR middle is 0.4 in 10. Closest on the list: Caguas Municipio (1.2 in 10) and Aguas Buenas Municipio (1.2 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 (18% of weeks), then Aug (16%) and Sep (16%). Least in Apr (3%). May to September averages 13%.

7 Jan
8 Feb
7 Mar
3 Apr
3 May
10 Jun
18 Jul
16 Aug
16 Sep
8 Oct
5 Nov
9 Dec

The worst year: 2015

2015: 22 weeks in drought, peaking at D1 moderate. Across 1,401 weekly maps: 9.1% of all weeks at D1 or worse, 2.3% at D2, 0.5% at D3, never any D4. Longest unbroken spell: 29 weeks, Aug 4, 2015 to Feb 16, 2016.

Lately

Last drought year: 2022, 20 weeks. 2016-2025: 2 in 10, against 0.6 in 10 for 2000-2015, about the same. So far in 2026: 19 of 44 weeks in drought, through Nov 3, 2026.