Bridgetown weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇧 Barbados · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Bridgetown is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with March and April close behind. Bridgetown averages about 3,047 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,047
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 778 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 99k
- Elevation
- 50 m
When is the best time to visit Bridgetown?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bridgetown is February, then March and April. The dullest month is October (73/100, 132 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bridgetown?
Bridgetown is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,047 hours of sunshine a year. February (94/100) is noticeably better than October (73). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Barbados. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 43% of the annual 778 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 34 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 19 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 19 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 28 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 51 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 72 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 74 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 80 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 95 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 79 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 98 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 132 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 107 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 49 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Bridgetown by month
The sea off Bridgetown is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°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
- Vieux Fort St. Lucia · 174 km · best in Feb · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Kingstown St. Vincent & Grenadines · 180 km · best in Feb · 3,040 h sun/yr
- Fort-de-France Martinique · 235 km · best in Feb · 3,048 h sun/yr
- Saint George's Grenada · 276 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Marigot Dominica · 337 km · best in Feb · 2,975 h sun/yr
- Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 341 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mustique St. Vincent & Grenadines · 184 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bequia St. Vincent & Grenadines · 192 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Canouan St. Vincent & Grenadines · 205 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Union St. Vincent & Grenadines · 215 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Bridgetown compares month by month: Bridgetown vs Fort-de-France · Bridgetown vs Kingstown · Bridgetown vs Vieux Fort · all comparisons
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