| Curacao's weather makes the island a favorite for | | | | month when rain subsides for most destinations. |
| vacationers who want to go to the Caribbean | | | | Temperatures are quite moderate with an |
| during the region's annual hurricane season. | | | | average monthly high temperature of about 82 |
| It's not that anyone wants to see a hurricane in | | | | degrees Fahrenheit, according to the |
| Curacao. It's that the island is one of the few in | | | | Meteorological Service of the Netherlands Antilles |
| the Caribbean that lies outside of the hurricane | | | | and Aruba. It varies by only a few degrees each |
| belt. That makes the Curacao weather forecast a | | | | month. The average monthly low temperature |
| good bet for most months of the year. | | | | ranges from 76 degrees in January to 80 degrees |
| Curacao is one of the ABC islands -- Aruba, | | | | in September. |
| Bonaire and Curacao. All three of these | | | | The most popular months to visit Curacao are |
| Dutch-influenced islands of the Netherlands Antilles | | | | February through April and October through |
| lie south of the hurricane belt, just off the coast | | | | December, according to the Caribbean Tourism |
| of Venezuela. As a result, they see a higher | | | | Organization. But the highest level of rainfall for |
| number of vacationers than the rest of the | | | | the island occurs in November and December, |
| Caribbean during the hurricane season, which | | | | making those months less desirable than the |
| official starts June 1 and ends November 30. | | | | spring months. The least popular months are May |
| The most active storm and hurricane months for | | | | and June -- which have low levels of rain -- along |
| the Caribbean are September and October. As a | | | | with September. |
| result, choosing when to go is an important | | | | Anyone considering a vacation to Curacao will find |
| consideration in any vacation plans. | | | | that the risk of rainy weather is low for January |
| Curacao receives an average of about 22 inches | | | | through September, while the risk is high for |
| of rain during the year, which is one of the lowest | | | | October through December. However, October |
| levels in the Caribbean. Rainfall hits a low point of | | | | and November in particular do not see as much |
| a half inch in March. | | | | rain as other Caribbean destinations. |
| Unlike almost all other Caribbean destinations, | | | | One final note: Curacao isn't entirely immune to |
| Curacao has moderate rain in September, which is | | | | the effects of the Caribbean hurricane |
| usually the worst rainfall month of the year. It | | | | season. A tropical cyclone (storm or hurricane) |
| increases to more than three inches in October | | | | comes within 100 miles of Curacao about once |
| and nearly four inches in November and | | | | every four years. However, it usually passes to |
| December. Heavy rainfall in December also makes | | | | the north of the island, so that any impact is |
| Curacao unusual because December is usually the | | | | indirect. |