El Tumbao, Puerto Rico Weather
El Tumbao, Puerto Rico — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for El Tumbao, Guánica County.
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About El Tumbao, Puerto Rico
El Tumbao is a low-lying expanse where the sun, a relentless sovereign, presides over a landscape of scrub and resilient grasses, dotted with the occasional hardy acacia. It lies 18.8 miles west of Ponce, PR (from Ponce, PR: bearing 269°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-south-west of Yauco. The air here, thick with the scent of salt and dry earth, shimmers with a palpable heat, an almost visible haze that softens the sharp edges of the terrain. To the south, the Caribbean Sea laps at a coastline defined by mangroves and shallow bays, their waters a translucent turquoise that bleeds into the deeper sapphire of the open ocean. The land itself, a pale ochre, shows the subtle, sun-baked contours of a place accustomed to arid winds, where life, tenacious and unyielding, finds its purchase. Historically, El Tumbao’s proximity to Guánica Bay has shaped its destiny, a natural harbor that whispered promises of trade and sustenance. While the broader municipality of Guánica has seen its fortunes rise and fall with agricultural cycles, notably sugar cane, El Tumbao itself has remained more of a quiet outpost, its economy intrinsically tied to the rhythms of the sea and the land’s limited bounty. The salty tang that permeates the air is a constant reminder of this coastal heritage, a whisper of the fishermen who have navigated these waters for generations, their lives a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this sun-drenched corner of Puerto Rico.
Live animated radar for El Tumbao and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | El Tumbao, Guánica County, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18.004965°N, 66.899898°W |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 00653 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This El Tumbao, Puerto Rico Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for El Tumbao, 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 El Tumbao includes coordinates 18.004965°N, 66.899898°W, situated in Guánica County. ZIP code 00653. 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.
