Mona Anole confirmed 9 months ago

Mona Island

Puerto Rico · United States

Mona Island is Puerto Rico's most remote and pristine diving destination, sitting 70 km west of the mainland in the Mona Passage with oceanic visibility routinely exceeding 40 metres. The island's protected marine reserve status means dense populations of Caribbean reef sharks, nurse sharks, and hawksbill sea turtles patrol walls that plunge from the limestone plateau into the blue. Strong currents funnel nutrients past the reef, supporting enormous schools of horse-eye jacks and a resident population of giant manta rays during summer months.

Conditions

Depth

5 to 50 m

Advanced depths

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

25 to 40 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

25 to 31°C

swimsuit or 1mm

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	26	25	26	27	28	28	29	29	29	28	27	26
Vis (m)	25	25	30	30	30	25	25	20	20	20	25	25
Current	Moderate	Moderate	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate