Best time to visit the Greater Antilles
The best time to visit the Greater Antilles is January to March, judged across 17 places; October is its weakest month.
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Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 17 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Greater Antilles month by month
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 17 places in the Greater Antilles
- Cap-Haïtien 🇭🇹 Haitibest February88
- Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 Cubabest February92
- George Town Cayman Islandsbest February91
- Havana 🇨🇺 Cubabest January85
- Kingston 🇯🇲 Jamaicabest January78
- Montego Bay 🇯🇲 Jamaicabest January91
- Negril 🇯🇲 Jamaicabest February94
- Ocho Rios 🇯🇲 Jamaicabest February91
- Port-au-Prince 🇭🇹 Haitibest January75
- Puerto Plata 🇩🇴 Dominican Republicbest February91
- Punta Cana 🇩🇴 Dominican Republicbest January91
- Rincón 🇵🇷 Puerto Ricobest January92
- Samaná 🇩🇴 Dominican Republicbest January91
- San Juan 🇵🇷 Puerto Ricobest January75
- Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republicbest January76
- Trinidad 🇨🇺 Cubabest January85
- Varadero 🇨🇺 Cubabest February93
The Greater Antilles — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the Greater Antilles?
- January to March. In February: dry season · 29°C highs · 11 h sun.
- When is the low season in the Greater Antilles?
- The Greater Antilles has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; October is the weakest (31°C highs · 10 h sun).
- Which months are in season in the Greater Antilles?
- January to March — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.