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Best time to visit Barbados

Late Jan–Late Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.8°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Barbados
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Season calendar

Conditions vary little through the year (a 17-point range). Choose dates that suit your plans rather than relying on the color band.

Barbados season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Good (season score 67.4)Mid Jan: Good (season score 69.4)Late Jan: Great (season score 75.1)Early Feb: Great (season score 76.2)Mid Feb: Great (season score 74.2)Late Feb: Great (season score 78.3)Early Mar: Great (season score 76.6)Mid Mar: Great (season score 73.5)Late Mar: Great (season score 74.4)Early Apr: Good (season score 70.4)Mid Apr: Good (season score 68.8)Late Apr: Good (season score 68.3)Early May: Good (season score 61.0)Mid May: Good (season score 63.2)Late May: Okay (season score 56.3)Early Jun: Okay (season score 46.9)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 38.8)Late Jun: Fair (season score 34.8)Early Jul: Fair (season score 31.9)Mid Jul: Fair (season score 42.5)Late Jul: Okay (season score 49.8)Early Aug: Fair (season score 41.3)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 35.6)Late Aug: Fair (season score 33.5)Early Sep: Fair (season score 38.1)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 33.1)Late Sep: Fair (season score 30.6)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 21.7)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 32.4)Late Oct: Fair (season score 37.6)Early Nov: Okay (season score 43.5)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 48.4)Late Nov: Okay (season score 56.4)Early Dec: Good (season score 60.6)Mid Dec: Good (season score 65.0)Late Dec: Good (season score 69.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood26.9°C2.942.5%
FebruaryGreat26.7°C1.543.6%
MarchGreat26.8°C1.647.8%
AprilGood27.4°C2.154.0%
MayGood28.0°C3.456.6%
JuneFair28.1°C5.462.6%
JulyFair28.3°C5.752.6%
AugustFair28.7°C6.548.4%
SeptemberFair28.9°C6.152.4%
OctoberFair28.7°C7.158.2%
NovemberOkay28.2°C5.852.2%
DecemberGood27.5°C4.044.3%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Barbados?
Late Jan–Late Mar. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.8°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days. Conditions vary little through the year, so any season works well.
When should I avoid visiting Barbados?
Early Oct is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 28.8°C, with 7.8 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Barbados?
August, September, October, with about 7.1 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.