Esperanza, Puerto Rico
Esperanza is a town on the south side of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.
It was the location of Hacienda Casa del Frances, a historic site listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
| Esperanza, Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Downtown Esperanza | |
| Motto(s): A Town of "Hope" | |
 Location in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Vieques island | |
  Esperanza, Puerto Rico Location in Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°05′54″N 65°28′28″W / 18.09833°N 65.47444°WCoordinates: 18°05′54″N 65°28′28″W / 18.09833°N 65.47444°W | |
| Country |
 |
| Territory |
 |
| Municipality | Vieques |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hon. Víctor Emeric |
| Population (January 1st, 2015) | |
| • Total | 1,153 |
| • Density | 351.7/km2 (910.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (Atlantic) |
| ZIP code | 00765 |
| Area code | 787 |
| FIPS code | 72147 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661062 |
| Website |
vieques |
Climate
Due to the town's location inside the tropics, its low elevation, and its position in the Caribbean Sea, Esperanza experiences a Tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). This results in a hot and wet climate throughout the year, with no significant change in temperature between seasons. Precipitation is spread evenly around the year, but the town experiences its greatest rainfall between the months of Aug-Nov.
| Climate data for Esperanza, PR (Normals 2011, Extremes 1944-1994) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 92 (33) |
100 (38) |
93 (34) |
98 (37) |
94 (34) |
99 (37) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
95 (35) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 84 (29) |
84 (29) |
85 (29) |
87 (31) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
87 (31) |
85 (29) |
87 (31) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 76 (24) |
76 (24) |
77 (25) |
79 (26) |
80 (27) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
81 (27) |
80 (27) |
77 (25) |
80 (27) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
68 (20) |
69 (21) |
71 (22) |
73 (23) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
74 (23) |
73 (23) |
72 (22) |
70 (21) |
72 (22) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 50 (10) |
51 (11) |
54 (12) |
55 (13) |
58 (14) |
60 (16) |
60 (16) |
59 (15) |
57 (14) |
63 (17) |
58 (14) |
59 (15) |
57 (14) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.72 (94.5) |
2.76 (70.1) |
3.22 (81.8) |
3.40 (86.4) |
7.19 (182.6) |
4.63 (117.6) |
4.38 (111.3) |
6.00 (152.4) |
6.46 (164.1) |
7.79 (197.9) |
7.73 (196.3) |
4.72 (119.9) |
5.16 (131.1) |
| Source: Island Vieques[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Island Vieques". Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- http://www.buyzips.com/zip/Vieques/PR/00765/Vieques.htm Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US7227190-esperanza-pr/ Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- https://vieques.com/basic-vieques-facts/
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