Caribbean weather in October
Averages for 34 places in the Caribbean in October, from 30 years of weather data.
Holiday weather in October
Good
Best time to visit: November – May
Places in the Caribbean in October
Sorted by holiday weather score. Each place links to its own page for October.
| Place | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Sun | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau, Bahamas | 78 | 28° | 25° | 28° | 8 h | 16 |
| Sint Maarten (Philipsburg) | 78 | 28° | 26° | 29° | 8 h | 17 |
| Guantánamo Bay | 76 | 30° | 24° | 30° | 7 h | 15 |
| Saint Lucia (Castries) | 76 | 29° | 25° | 29° | 8 h | 22 |
| Barbados (Bridgetown) | 76 | 28° | 26° | 29° | 8 h | 21 |
| Saint Croix | 76 | 28° | 26° | 29° | 8 h | 19 |
| Antigua (St John's) | 76 | 28° | 26° | 29° | 8 h | 20 |
| Negril | 75 | 29° | 26° | 30° | 7 h | 26 |
| Puerto Plata | 74 | 30° | 25° | 29° | 7 h | 17 |
| Montego Bay | 74 | 30° | 25° | 30° | 7 h | 25 |
| Port Royal | 74 | 29° | 25° | 29° | 7 h | 22 |
| Ocho Rios | 74 | 29° | 25° | 30° | 7 h | 24 |
| Grenada (St George's) | 74 | 29° | 27° | 29° | 7 h | 23 |
| Varadero | 74 | 28° | 25° | 29° | 6 h | 16 |
| Punta Cana | 73 | 29° | 26° | 29° | 7 h | 21 |
| Aruba (Oranjestad) | 73 | 29° | 27° | 29° | 7 h | 19 |
| Curaçao (Willemstad) | 72 | 29° | 27° | 29° | 7 h | 21 |
| Tulum | 70 | 29° | 25° | 29° | 6 h | 20 |
| Cancún | 70 | 28° | 25° | 29° | 6 h | 20 |
| Isla Mujeres | 70 | 28° | 25° | 29° | 6 h | 20 |
| Playa del Carmen | 69 | 29° | 25° | 29° | 6 h | 20 |
| Saint Thomas | 61 | 28° | 26° | 29° | 8 h | 19 |
| Fort-de-France | 59 | 28° | 26° | 29° | 8 h | 25 |
| Havana | 58 | 29° | 24° | 29° | 7 h | 13 |
| Basseterre | 56 | 28° | 26° | 29° | 8 h | 19 |
| Port of Spain | 52 | 29° | 26° | 29° | 7 h | 25 |
| George Town | 52 | 29° | 26° | 29° | 7 h | 21 |
| Kingston | 50 | 29° | 24° | 29° | 7 h | 22 |
| Trinidad, Cuba | 47 | 30° | 24° | 30° | 6 h | 15 |
| Santo Domingo | 46 | 30° | 23° | 29° | 7 h | 21 |
| Santiago de Cuba | 43 | 30° | 24° | 30° | 7 h | 18 |
| Bayamón | 42 | 30° | 24° | 29° | 7 h | 20 |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 41 | 31° | 24° | 29° | 7 h | 20 |
| Port-au-Prince | 36 | 31° | 25° | 30° | 7 h | 21 |
October compared
How the weather changes from September to November. Tap a month to open it.
| SeptemberSep | OctoberOct | NovemberNov | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 64 | 65 | 73 |
| Day | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Night | 26° | 25° | 24° |
| Sea | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Sun | 8 h | 7 h | 7 h |
| Rain days | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Caribbean in October: quick answers
Is it warm in the Caribbean in October?
Yes, it is hot. Daytime highs average 29 °C (28–31 °C by place) and nights 25 °C.
Can you swim in the Caribbean in October?
Yes. The sea is 28–30 °C, 29 °C on average.
Where is it warmest in the Caribbean in October?
The warmest are San Juan, Puerto Rico (31 °C), Port-au-Prince (31 °C) and Guantánamo Bay (30 °C).
Does it rain much in the Caribbean in October?
Yes, often: 20 rainy days on average. Plus 7 hours of sunshine a day.
Is October a good time to visit the Caribbean?
October scores 65 out of 100 (Good). The best time to visit is November – May.
Caribbean month by month
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Islands compared
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)