Rainy season: when is the dry season?
In the tropics the year has a rainy and a dry season rather than summer and winter. These countries have a clear rainy season; open one to see it place by place.
| Country | Rainy season | Dry season |
|---|---|---|
| India | from June to September | from November to May |
| Mexico | from June to September | from November to May |
| Brazil | from January to March | from August to September |
| Indonesia | from November to March | from July to September |
| Philippines | from June to September | from March to April |
| Thailand | from May to October | from January to February |
| Vietnam | from June to October | from December to April |
| Sri Lanka | in May and from October to November | from February to March |
| Nigeria | from May to October | from November to February |
| Bolivia | from December to March | from April to October |
| Cuba | from June to October | from November to April |
| Jamaica | in May and from September to October | from December to March |
| Tanzania | from March to April | from January to February and from June to October |
| Taiwan | from May to August | from November to February |
| Dominican Republic | from August to October | from December to March |
| Ecuador | from February to April | from July to August and from October to November |
| Kenya | from April to May | from January to March and from August to September |
| Laos | from May to September | from November to March |
| Bangladesh | from June to September | from November to March |
| Cameroon | from September to October | from December to February |
| Costa Rica | from May to October | from December to April |
| Ethiopia | from July to August | from October to March |
| Guatemala | from May to October | from November to April |
| Hong Kong | from May to September | from November to March |
| Cambodia | from May to October | from December to March |
| Myanmar | from May to September | from November to April |
| Mauritius | from January to March | from June to November |
| French Polynesia | from December to February | from July to August |
| Puerto Rico | in May and from September to November | from December to March |
| Venezuela | from May to October | from December to March |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | from August to November | in June and from December to April |
| Antigua and Barbuda | from August to November | in June and from December to April |
| Aruba | from October to November | from January to August |
| Barbados | from July to November | from December to May |
| Burkina Faso | from July to September | from October to June |
| Benin | from May to October | from December to February |
| Belize | from June to November | from February to April |
| DR Congo | from October to April | from June to September |
| Central African Republic | from August to October | from December to February |
| Republic of the Congo | from October to April | from June to September |
| Curaçao | from October to November | from January to August |
| Eritrea | from July to August | from October to May |
| Gabon | from October to December | from June to August |
| Grenada | from June to November | from January to May |
| French Guiana | from April to June | from September to October |
| Gambia | from July to September | from October to June |
| Guinea | from June to September | from November to May |
| Guinea-Bissau | from July to September | from November to May |
| Honduras | from May to October | from November to April |
| Haiti | from May to October | from December to March |
| Comoros | from December to March | from June to October |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | from August to November | from December to June |
| Cayman Islands | from June to November | from December to April |
| Saint Lucia | from August to November | from December to May |
| Liberia | from June to October | from December to February |
| Madagascar | from December to March | from April to October |
| Macau | from May to September | from November to March |
| Northern Mariana Islands | from July to October | from December to May |
| Martinique | from July to November | from January to May |
| Maldives | in May and from September to December | from February to March |
| Nicaragua | from May to October | from December to April |
| Panama | from May to November | from January to March |
| Réunion | from January to March | from June to October |
| Rwanda | from March to April and from October to November | from June to September |
| Seychelles | from December to January | from July to August |
| Sierra Leone | from June to September | from December to April |
| Senegal | from August to September | from October to July |
| South Sudan | from May to October | from December to March |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | from October to December | from June to September |
| El Salvador | from May to October | from November to April |
| Sint Maarten | from September to November | from December to June |
| Chad | from July to August | from October to June |
| Togo | from May to October | from November to March |
| Timor-Leste | from December to March | from May to October |
| Trinidad and Tobago | from June to November | from January to April |
| Vanuatu | from January to April | from July to August |
| Zambia | from December to March | from April to October |
| Zimbabwe | from November to February | from April to October |
Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences