Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism in Puerto Rico

Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Puerto Rico.

Practical Information

Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.

Time Difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Currency: US dollar (USD)
Climate: tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
Ethnic Groups: white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%
National Holiday: US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)
Geographic Coordinates: 18 15 N, 66 30 W
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Airports: 30