Dorado, Puerto Rico Weather
Dorado, Puerto Rico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Dorado, Dorado County.
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About Dorado, Puerto Rico
Dorado unfolds under a sky that often wears a soft, humid haze, a gentle blurring of the sharp edges of the day. It lies 10.6 miles west of San Juan, PR (from San Juan, PR: bearing 267°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Vega Baja. The land here, a verdant expanse where the Caribbean Sea whispers its secrets to the shore, is characterized by a low, rolling terrain that slopes imperceptibly towards the coast. Coconut palms, their fronds a restless calligraphy against the cerulean canvas, sway with a languid grace, their shadows painting fleeting patterns on the sun-baked earth. The air itself feels thick with the scent of salt and the faintest perfume of tropical blossoms, a subtle sweetness that clings to the skin like dew. This is a place where the vibrant green of the vegetation seems to absorb the very light, creating an atmosphere of luminous tranquility, a quiet exhalation of the tropics. The history of Dorado is entwined with the legacy of its agricultural past, a time when sugarcane fields stretched as far as the eye could see, their emerald stalks rustling with the promise of harvest. While the era of large-scale sugar plantations has largely receded, the echoes of that era still resonate in the land's gentle contours and the enduring spirit of its people. Today, Dorado is a locale that balances its rich heritage with a burgeoning modern identity, attracting visitors and residents alike with its renowned golf courses and the serene beauty of its beaches. The local economy, once deeply rooted in the earth, now draws strength from tourism and a growing service sector, yet the island's innate charm, a blend of natural splendor and laid-back island life, remains its most potent allure, a quiet invitation to linger.
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| Location | Dorado, Dorado County, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18.458835°N, 66.267668°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 00646 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dorado, Puerto Rico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dorado, Puerto Rico, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Dorado includes coordinates 18.458835°N, 66.267668°W, situated in Dorado County. ZIP code 00646. Telephone area code: 787, 939. Timezone: Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
