Carriacou Island weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Carriacou Island is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with March and April close behind. Carriacou Island averages about 3,004 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 22 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,004
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 977 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 Carriacou Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Carriacou Island is February, then March and April. The dullest month is October (71/100, 142 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Carriacou Island?
Carriacou Island is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,004 hours of sunshine a year. February (93/100) is noticeably better than October (71). It is the less sunny of the two destinations tracked in Grenada. The year's 977 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 44 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 22 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 28 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 29 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 59 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 99 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 114 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 123 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 114 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 142 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 73 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 131 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 84 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 72 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Carriacou Island by month
The sea off Carriacou Island 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
- Saint George's Grenada · 63 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Kingstown St. Vincent & Grenadines · 84 km · best in Feb · 3,040 h sun/yr
- Vieux Fort St. Lucia · 151 km · best in Feb · 3,039 h sun/yr
- Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago · 210 km · best in Mar · 2,546 h sun/yr
- Bridgetown Barbados · 225 km · best in Feb · 3,047 h sun/yr
- Fort-de-France Martinique · 241 km · best in Feb · 3,048 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Union St. Vincent & Grenadines · 15 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Canouan St. Vincent & Grenadines · 29 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Mustique St. Vincent & Grenadines · 56 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Bequia St. Vincent & Grenadines · 61 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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