Barbados weather by month
Barbados is warmest in September (30°C average high) and coolest in January (28°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go March to May. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming all year.
Warmest month
September
30°C
Coolest month
January
28°C
Wettest month
August
21 rainy days
Flight from London
8½h
direct, estimated
Barbados temperature by month
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When to go to Barbados
What is the best month to visit Barbados for sun?
For warm, mostly dry days, go March to May, going by our 10-year averages.
What is the hottest month in Barbados?
September averages 30°C. January is the coolest at 28°C.
When does it rain most in Barbados?
August, with about 21 wet days.
When is the sea warm enough to swim in Barbados?
all year, when the sea averages 21°C or more.
How we measured this
Daily averages from 2016 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.
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