Independent climate study · 2026

Best Caribbean
weather destinations 2026

24 Caribbean destinations. Saint Thomas leads with 8.4/10.

24Destinations
10 yearsData
Key insights
#1 CaribbeanSaint Thomas — 8.4/10.
Dry seasonTrinidad leads (Dec–Feb, 9.4/10).
Rainy seasonSaint Thomas holds up (Jun–Aug, 8.4/10).
Caribbean

🌴 Top Caribbean — Annual score

24 Caribbean destinations ranked by annual score.

RankDestinationBest monthAnnual scoreSun/yearAvg. rain
🥇Saint ThomasUS Virgin IslandsMarch8.4/104036h41%
🥈Turks and CaicosTurks and CaicosMarch8.2/104192h35%
🥉TrinidadCubaJanuary8.2/103948h38%
4GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesApril8.1/104237h41%
5ArubaArubaMay8.0/104228h37%
6Saint VincentSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesApril8.0/104015h54%
7Saint BarthélemySaint BarthélemyMarch8.0/104207h44%
8Cayman IslandsCayman IslandsJanuary7.9/103991h53%
9BonaireCaribbean NetherlandsMarch7.9/104210h46%
10Saint MartinSaint MartinJune7.9/104213h44%
11CuraçaoCuraçaoMarch7.8/104216h43%
12NassauBahamasMarch7.8/104170h47%
13DominicaDominicaMay7.7/104170h56%
14Saint LuciaSaint LuciaMarch7.7/104231h57%
15HavanaCubaDecember7.7/104052h44%
16BarbadosBarbadosApril7.7/104094h59%
17AntiguaAntigua and BarbudaMarch7.6/104204h60%
18BermudaBermudaJuly7.5/104027h44%
19San JuanPuerto RicoJanuary7.5/104252h61%
20JamaicaJamaicaJanuary7.4/104036h60%
21MartiniqueMartiniqueApril7.4/104091h65%
22GuadeloupeGuadeloupeJanuary7.4/104067h66%
23Punta CanaDominican RepublicMarch7.4/104049h67%
24Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoFebruary7.4/104225h62%
Dry season

☀️ Top Caribbean dry season (Dec–Feb)

Average score December, January, February.

RankDestinationScoreMax temp.SunRain
🥇TrinidadCuba9.4/1029°C956h13%
🥈Saint ThomasUS Virgin Islands8.5/1026°C992h35%
🥉Cayman IslandsCayman Islands8.4/1028°C956h41%
4HavanaCuba8.4/1028°C913h25%
5Saint VincentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines8.4/1027°C995h44%
6Turks and CaicosTurks and Caicos8.3/1026°C956h27%
7GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines8.3/1026°C1005h33%
8JamaicaJamaica8.1/1029°C944h36%
9ArubaAruba8.1/1028°C1023h48%
10NassauBahamas8.1/1026°C941h33%
11Saint BarthélemySaint Barthélemy8.0/1026°C986h40%
12BonaireCaribbean Netherlands7.9/1028°C1017h52%
13Saint LuciaSaint Lucia7.9/1027°C1001h51%
14AntiguaAntigua and Barbuda7.9/1028°C983h53%
15San JuanPuerto Rico7.8/1028°C995h53%
16Saint MartinSaint Martin7.8/1024°C986h40%
17CuraçaoCuraçao7.8/1029°C1020h52%
18GuadeloupeGuadeloupe7.8/1028°C953h55%
19BarbadosBarbados7.7/1027°C953h52%
20Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago7.7/1030°C1020h47%
21DominicaDominica7.7/1026°C986h51%
22MartiniqueMartinique7.7/1028°C956h58%
23Punta CanaDominican Republic7.5/1027°C947h63%
24BermudaBermuda7.2/1021°C807h41%
Rainy season

🌧️ Top Caribbean rainy season (Jun–Aug)

Average score June, July, August.

RankDestinationScoreMax temp.SunRain
🥇Saint ThomasUS Virgin Islands8.4/1028°C1065h43%
🥈Turks and CaicosTurks and Caicos8.4/1029°C1111h33%
🥉Saint BarthélemySaint Barthélemy8.1/1028°C1108h45%
4ArubaAruba8.1/1030°C1102h33%
5Saint MartinSaint Martin8.0/1026°C1114h46%
6BermudaBermuda7.9/1027°C1181h49%
7BonaireCaribbean Netherlands7.9/1030°C1108h45%
8GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines7.8/1027°C1096h52%
9CuraçaoCuraçao7.7/1031°C1105h42%
10DominicaDominica7.6/1028°C1065h66%
11Cayman IslandsCayman Islands7.6/1031°C1053h55%
12Saint VincentSaint Vincent and the Grenadines7.6/1029°C1001h68%
13BarbadosBarbados7.5/1028°C1084h71%
14Saint LuciaSaint Lucia7.4/1029°C1096h67%
15NassauBahamas7.4/1031°C1151h62%
16AntiguaAntigua and Barbuda7.4/1030°C1096h65%
17San JuanPuerto Rico7.3/1031°C1148h63%
18TrinidadCuba7.3/1032°C1041h56%
19Punta CanaDominican Republic7.2/1030°C1078h75%
20JamaicaJamaica7.1/1032°C1081h69%
21MartiniqueMartinique7.1/1030°C1081h77%
22GuadeloupeGuadeloupe7.1/1031°C1078h73%
23Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago7.1/1030°C1078h79%
24HavanaCuba7.0/1033°C1111h66%
Methodology

Scores computed from 10 years of Open-Meteo archives (ERA5). Each month rated on sunshine (40%), precipitation (30%), thermal comfort (30%). Annual score = average of 12 months. 318 destinations analyzed.