Best time to visit the Southern Caribbean

The best time to visit the Southern Caribbean is January to May, judged across 6 places; November is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 6 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

The Southern Caribbean month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januaryin seasonCarnival · 30°C highs · 11 h sunKralendijk, Oranjestad, Palm Beach
Februaryin seasonCarnival · dry season · 30°C highsKralendijk, Tobago, Oranjestad
Marchin seasonCarnival · dry season · 31°C highsKralendijk, Tobago, Oranjestad
Aprilin seasonwinter-sun season · dry season · 31°C highsKralendijk, Oranjestad, Palm Beach
Mayin seasonturtle nesting · dry season · 31°C highsKralendijk, Oranjestad, Palm Beach
Junegoodturtle nesting · 32°C highs · 11 h sunOranjestad, Palm Beach, Kralendijk
Julygoodturtle nesting · 32°C highs · 12 h sunOranjestad, Palm Beach, Willemstad
Augustgoodturtle nesting · dry season · 33°C highsKralendijk, Oranjestad, Palm Beach
Septembergooddry season · 33°C highs · 11 h sunKralendijk, Oranjestad, Palm Beach
Octobergood32°C highs · 10 h sunKralendijk, Oranjestad, Palm Beach
Novembergood31°C highs · 10 h sunKralendijk, Willemstad, Oranjestad
Decembergoodwinter-sun season · 31°C highs · 11 h sunKralendijk, Oranjestad, Palm Beach

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 6 places in the Southern Caribbean

The Southern Caribbean — FAQ

When is the best time to visit the Southern Caribbean?
January to May. In March: Carnival · dry season · 31°C highs.
When is the low season in the Southern Caribbean?
The Southern Caribbean has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; November is the weakest (31°C highs · 10 h sun).
Which months are in season in the Southern Caribbean?
January to May — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.