Barbados Weather

Barbados weather is spectacular; year round you can expect sunshine and warm temperatures. However, there are consistent cooling north-east trade winds and eight to nine hours of sunshine most days. Barbados weather temperatures range between 75 F and 90 F year round.

The nights are usually slightly cooler. The Barbados weather rain comes in quick showers and the dry season lasts from January to June. This is the Caribbean and believe it or not, some people actually put on a sweater to ward off the cool night breezes. The Barbados water temperature is usually above 80 F. Barbados weather will seem very warm to anyone outside of the Caribbean tropic region.

The climate in Barbados is ideal for much of the year. The only time not perfect is July-October, during the hurricane season, when it gets a bit more rain. But even then, it isn't bad as long as a hurricane doesn't come calling. Daytime Barbados weather temperatures are almost always in the 80s F/28-32 C, with nights in the 70s F/23-27 C. Temperatures can get into the 60s F/15-22 C at night in the winter. Take a sweater for evenings year-round.

Officially there are two rainy Barbados weather seasons, in July and October, but these consist of passing downpours after which the sun comes out and dries up all the rain.

More annoying (particularly as they're so unpredictable), and seemingly more frequent in recent years, are the grey spells that spin off the bad weather systems in the North Atlantic, blanketing the whole area in British-standard cloud, and putting a blight on your Barbados vacation.

Barbados weather Hurricanes - most common in September - hardly ever hit Barbados (the island is too far south), but they can still bring heavy weather and heavy seas