Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
133km²
Area
127km
Coastline
37m
Highest point
8,249
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
800km
To the mainland
When to go to Vieques
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island-municipality in Puerto Rico
Vieques is an island in Puerto Rico. It covers 133 km², with 127 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 37 m. About 8,249 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 800 km away.
Getting there
- Antonio Rivera Rodriguez Airport (VQS)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at SJU airport (San Juan)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesCeiba - Vieques
- 800 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Vieques.
- 30beachesPlaya Grande, Mosquito Bay Beach, Navio Beach and 27 more
- 1viewpointsBlack Beach
- 2lighthousesPuerto Ferro Lighthouse, Punta Mulas Light
- 1ferry terminalsFerry Terminal Vieques
- 16named peaksMonte Pirata, Cerro Martineau, Cerro Sonadora and 13 more
- 1castles and fortsFuerte de Vieques
- 5ruins and archaeological sitesAntigua Central Arcadia, Antigua Central Puerto Real, Playa Grande Sugar Mill ruins and 2 more
- 8waymarked walking routesCamino Monte Pirata, Vereda Navío, Playa Novillo - Ensenada Pirata and 5 more
- 2campsitesSun Bay
- 17hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 12restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Vieques, each with its own numbers.
6beaches and covesCoastya
2lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
0.29km²
Laguna Playa Grande
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
29.5°C
Laguna Playa Grande
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
28.9°C
Mosquito Bay Beach
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
6 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Mosquito Bay Beach28.9°C
- Navio Beach28.9°C
- Playa Media Luna28.9°C
- Playa Sun Bay28.9°C
- Blue Beach28.9°C
- Playa Grande28.9°C
2 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Laguna Playa Grande0.29km²
- Laguna Kiani0.24km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 41 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 69 %0–50 m
- 31 %50–200 m
- <1 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Isabel Segunda9,301 people
- Esperanza1,092 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Sea (°C) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 39 | 49 | 77 | 110 | 83 | 99 | 124 | 138 | 136 | 141 | 78 |
| Wet days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
| Sun h/day | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Wind (km/h) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.2 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.2 |
| 2025 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q737624) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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