| Most of the times planning a vacation means | | | | usually means a short shower or downpour lasting |
| hoping for good weather. Even if you do not mind | | | | only a half hour or so. Then the sun will reappear |
| rain or drizzle, it's not always fun sightseeing when | | | | for the rest of the day. If you have a vacation |
| the skies are cloudy and gray. There is one | | | | planned for one or more of the islands, a rainy |
| vacation spot, however, where you have a | | | | forecast will most likely not affect your daily plans. |
| better than average chance of having great | | | | The larger islands tend to be the wetter, with the |
| weather. The Caribbean islands are home to | | | | exception being Barbados, which does get more |
| some of the world's most beautiful beaches as | | | | rainfall than some of the other more mountainous |
| well as year round moderate temperatures. | | | | regions. Rainfall amounts range from dry and arid |
| The climate varies little throughout the year, with | | | | in Aruba, with an average of 21 inches of rain per |
| warm tropical temperatures being the rule, along | | | | year, to tropical in Costa Rica, with an average of |
| with the accompanying high humidity. Countries in | | | | 135" of rain per year. The others have varying |
| the southern ocean are generally cooler than | | | | rainfall amounts within those ranges. |
| countries in the north. During the warmer summer | | | | The major weather in the Caribbean issues are |
| months, they average around 82º F or | | | | the hurricanes that occur every year. Hurricane |
| 28º C. During the cooler times, you can | | | | season officially runs from June 1 through |
| enjoy comfortable temperatures of around | | | | November 30, but within that range the storms |
| 75º F or 24º C. In some areas with | | | | are more likely from August through October. But |
| higher elevations, expect them slightly cooler | | | | don't let the threat of a hurricane stop you from |
| down to 50º F or 11º C. | | | | planning a getaway. It has been estimated that |
| The Caribbean is a tropical location, therefore rain | | | | visitors have only a 2 to 3% chance of being |
| can be a major factor in the daily weather. The | | | | affected by a hurricane within a typical vacation |
| forecast will often call for rain every day, but this | | | | time frame. |