Is Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico in a drought?

U.S. Drought Monitor · map valid 13 October 2026

Yes: D3 Extreme Drought, 11 weeks

Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 40.64% of Cabo Rojo Municipio is in D3 Extreme Drought. Some of it has been at D3 or worse for 11 weeks in a row. In all, 72.02% of the county is in drought (D1 to D4).

Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.

This week in detail

CategoryShare of Cabo Rojo Municipio
None (not dry)16.11%
D0 Abnormally Dry11.87%
D1 Moderate Drought20.63%
D2 Severe Drought10.75%
D3 Extreme Drought40.64%
D4 Exceptional Drought0%

Each share is for that category alone; they add up to the whole municipio.

The last 52 weeks

Of the 52 weekly maps from 21 October 2025 to 13 October 2026, 20 had some of Cabo Rojo Municipio in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category was D3 Extreme Drought, most recently on the map valid 13 October 2026.

U.S. Drought Monitor, Cabo Rojo Municipio, by map valid date, newest first
Map validMost severe categoryIn drought (D1–D4)D0–D4
13 Oct 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 72.02% 83.89%
6 Oct 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 72.02% 83.89%
29 Sep 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 72.03% 89.2%
22 Sep 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 88.5% 95.84%
15 Sep 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 95.83% 98.37%
8 Sep 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 95.83% 98.37%
1 Sep 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 95.83% 98.37%
25 Aug 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 95.83% 98.37%
18 Aug 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 92.41% 98.37%
11 Aug 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 92.41% 98.29%
4 Aug 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 92.41% 100%
28 Jul 2026 D2 Severe Drought 92.41% 100%
21 Jul 2026 D2 Severe Drought 92.41% 100%
14 Jul 2026 D2 Severe Drought 92.41% 100%
7 Jul 2026 D2 Severe Drought 92.41% 100%
30 Jun 2026 D2 Severe Drought 59.48% 99.99%
23 Jun 2026 D2 Severe Drought 59.48% 99.99%
16 Jun 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 42.69% 98.58%
9 Jun 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 32.06% 98.57%
2 Jun 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 32.06% 73.51%
26 May 2026 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 40.93%
19 May 2026 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 40.93%
12 May 2026 None 0% 0%
5 May 2026 None 0% 0%
28 Apr 2026 None 0% 0%
21 Apr 2026 None 0% 0%
14 Apr 2026 None 0% 0%
7 Apr 2026 None 0% 0%
31 Mar 2026 None 0% 0%
24 Mar 2026 None 0% 0%
17 Mar 2026 None 0% 0%
10 Mar 2026 None 0% 0%
3 Mar 2026 None 0% 0%
24 Feb 2026 None 0% 0%
17 Feb 2026 None 0% 0%
10 Feb 2026 None 0% 0%
3 Feb 2026 None 0% 0%
27 Jan 2026 None 0% 0%
20 Jan 2026 None 0% 0%
13 Jan 2026 None 0% 0%
6 Jan 2026 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 43.54%
30 Dec 2025 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 43.54%
23 Dec 2025 None 0% 0%
16 Dec 2025 None 0% 0%
9 Dec 2025 None 0% 0%
2 Dec 2025 None 0% 0%
25 Nov 2025 None 0% 0%
18 Nov 2025 None 0% 0%
11 Nov 2025 None 0% 0%
4 Nov 2025 None 0% 0%
28 Oct 2025 None 0% 0%
21 Oct 2025 None 0% 0%

Drought in every municipio of Puerto Rico · Natural disaster risk in Cabo Rojo Municipio (FEMA) · Drought in every state

The categories

CategoryName
D0Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought)
D1Moderate Drought
D2Severe Drought
D3Extreme Drought
D4Exceptional Drought

What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.

How this page reads the Drought Monitor

  • The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
  • The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
  • A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
  • Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · The official map for Puerto Rico · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook

Questions

Is Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico in a drought?

Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 40.64% of Cabo Rojo Municipio is in D3 Extreme Drought. Some of it has been at D3 or worse for 11 weeks in a row. In all, 72.02% of the county is in drought (D1 to D4).

How often has Cabo Rojo Municipio been in drought in the past year?

Of the 52 weekly U.S. Drought Monitor maps from 21 October 2025 to 13 October 2026, 20 had some of Cabo Rojo Municipio in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category in that time was D3 Extreme Drought, most recently on the map valid 13 October 2026.

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