Barbados
Reliable winter sun, British-feel. Hurricane fringe September–October.
A wet week ahead. Plan indoor backups.
Days 1–5 are usually reliable, 6–10 drift, 11–14 are the model guessing. Check again the day before you fly — more on what this can and can't do.
When to go
From the 2026 climate study, not the live forecast.Reliable winter sun. December through May is the dry season — the Windwards are wetter overall than the Leewards. Barbados was directly threatened by Hurricane Beryl on 1 July 2024 (earliest Cat 5 on record); September–October remain peak hurricane window. Sargassum hits east-facing beaches March–August, peaking May–July (2025 record bloom 38 Mt).
Pre-filled from New York, 2026-05-19 – 2026-05-26.
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