Barbados sits at the end of the chain of Caribbean islands on the edge of the Atlantic ocean. Because of this the cool continuous trade winds keep the tropical climate in check providing fresh breezes with warm sunshine. Barbados also has a sufficient amount of rainfall too which helps to keep a comfortable average temperature all year round of 24-20 degrees Celsius of 74-80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Compared to the other islands in the Caribbean the weather in Barbados tends to by drier and sunnier although there is always a risk of hurricane contact from the Southern edge of the Atlantic. Barbados doesn't have the damp dense tropical forests or misty jungles like Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Neither is it dry and arid like Aruba. The weather in Barbados is split into two sections of the year. The rainy season spans from July to November and the dry season from December to June. The wet season is usually very mild with quick refreshing downfalls followed by periods of sunshine.

There is an average of about 8-10 hours of sunshine daily in the dry season between November and March. Even during the wet season there is an average of 8 hours of sunshine daily. The Weather in Barbados is near perfect!

One beautiful place that benefits from the cooling breezes is the Crossbow Villa, (home page) an ideal holiday vacation located at the top of a beautiful escarpment overlooking the St James landscape and Royal Westmoreland Golf Course.

In the Caribbean the hurricane season spans from the 1st June to the 30th November officially with the peak months being August and September. Because of the Caribbean region being so vast the chances are very slim of being hit directly by a hurricane. Historically Barbados has always been missed by the worst of the most famous hurricanes although the islanders occasionally experience spectacular tropical storms which are very short lived and dry up in the sun afterward. The forecasts are normally very dependable so the weather in Barbados is often predictable.

Often the heavy rains experienced by the islanders is from the outskirts of a passing hurricane. The Elders of Barbados have only ever witnessed one or two storms in a lifetime so will often relate their stories and events in history to that point in time before or after a major storm.

Fortunately with today's technology in meteorology, online hurricane watch websites warn everyone long before any danger and keeping a high level of preparation possible. It's always a good idea to check such sites before you leave for your holiday, but even if there has been any hurrican activity before you arrive all, may not be lost and a call to verify the situation will often solve any problems.

This table of climatological data below for the weather in Barbados is provided by the Grantley Adams International Airport in situated Bridgetown. As Barbados is relatively flat apart from a central area that has a gentle rise the table below provides a reliable gauge of the Barbados weather, the landmass of which is about only 2.5 times the size of the capital of America, Washington DC.

Month	Daily High Temperature Average	Daily Low Temperature Average	Monthly Precip. (in inches) Average	Days with Clear or Partly Cloudy Skies in %
January	82.1 °F	74.2 °F	2.46	66.5%
February	82.3 °F	74.3 °F	1.83	60.1%
March	83.1 °F	75.0 °F	1.47	56.1%
April	84.0 °F	76.4 °F	1.85	46.6%
May	85.3 °F	78.0 °F	2.19	46.2%
June	85.5 °F	78.7 °F	3.55	36.2%
July	85.2 °F	78.2 °F	5.06	48.7%
August	85.7 °F	78.3 °F	5.84	51.6%
September	85.8 °F	77.9 °F	5.69	44.3%
October	85.2 °F	77.6 °F	6.65	41.9%
November	84.3 °F	77.0 °F	5.90	48.0%
December	82.9 °F	75.0 °F	3.88	56.5%

As the chart above shows Weather in Barbados is just one good reason to visit this amazing island.

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