North Caicos weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit North Caicos is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with March and April close behind. North Caicos averages about 3,061 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 23 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,061
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 543 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit North Caicos?
For sunshine, the best time to visit North Caicos is February, then March and April. The dullest month is October (82/100, 83 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is North Caicos?
North Caicos is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,061 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate February from October. It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Turks & Caicos Islands for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 3,061 hours. The year's 543 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 | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 32 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 23 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| March | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 24° / 75°F | 24 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 28 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 64 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 89 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 45 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 32 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 46 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 65 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 82 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 83 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 85 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 65 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 36 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in North Caicos by month
The sea off North Caicos is warmest in July at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 26°C / 79°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
- Providenciales Turks & Caicos Islands · 37 km · best in Feb · 3,149 h sun/yr
- Cap Haitien Haiti · 245 km · best in Feb · 2,962 h sun/yr
- Puerto Plata Dominican Republic · 279 km · best in Feb · 2,675 h sun/yr
- Port-au-Prince Haiti · 373 km · best in Feb · 3,150 h sun/yr
- Santo Domingo Dominican Republic · 455 km · best in Feb · 2,867 h sun/yr
- Punta Cana Dominican Republic · 527 km · best in Feb · 2,882 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- South Caicos Turks & Caicos Islands · 62 km · 3,061 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Cockburn Town Turks & Caicos Islands · 98 km · 3,061 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Salt Cay Turks & Caicos Islands · 101 km · 3,061 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Abraham Bay Settlement Bahamas · 122 km · 3,014 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Matthew Town Bahamas · 207 km · 3,219 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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