Beef Island weather by month & the best time to visit
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Beef Island is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with March and January close behind. Beef Island averages about 3,108 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 14 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,108
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 646 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Beef Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Beef Island is February, then March and January. The dullest month is October (78/100, 104 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Beef Island?
Beef Island is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,108 hours of sunshine a year. February (95/100) is noticeably better than October (78). It is the sunnier of the two destinations tracked in British Virgin Islands. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 44% of the annual 646 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 23 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 14 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 20 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 29 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 63 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 89 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 46 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 57 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 84 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 72 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 91 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 104 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 87 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 40 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Beef Island by month
The sea off Beef Island is warmest in October at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands · 48 km · best in Feb · 3,108 h sun/yr
- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands · 87 km · best in Feb · 3,158 h sun/yr
- San Juan Puerto Rico · 154 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Sint Maarten Sint Maarten · 158 km · best in Feb · 3,131 h sun/yr
- Basseterre St. Kitts & Nevis · 230 km · best in Feb · 3,109 h sun/yr
- Antigua Antigua & Barbuda · 325 km · best in Feb · 3,151 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Spanish Town British Virgin Islands · 12 km · 3,108 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Culebra Puerto Rico · 82 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Vieques Puerto Rico · 106 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Ceiba Puerto Rico · 118 km · 2,898 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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