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Where to go in The Caribbean in winter

Winter is December to February north of the equator and in South Asia; June to August south of the equator. These are the places in The Caribbean where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Winter in the north: December to February

6 of the 6 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 5 of them in each of the three.

  1. Curaçao Curaçao December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29°C
  2. Aruba Aruba December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29°C
  3. The Bahamas The Bahamas December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25°C
  4. Jamaica Jamaica December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C
  5. Barbados Barbados December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C
  6. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico December: goodJanuary: okFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 28°C

Winter in the south: June to August

6 of the 6 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 5 of them in each of the three.

  1. Barbados Barbados June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 30°C
  2. Aruba Aruba June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 31°C
  3. The Bahamas The Bahamas June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 30–31°C
  4. Curaçao Curaçao June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 31–32°C
  5. Puerto Rico Puerto Rico June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 31°C
  6. Jamaica Jamaica June: goodJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 31–32°C

The Caribbean, season by season

Winter elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank