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Monthly climate in Bridgetown, Barbados

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bridgetown features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 23 °C (74 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1068 mm (42.0 inches) and receives 198 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bridgetown enjoys an average of 3897 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Bridgetown, Barbados §

The warmest months in Bridgetown are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bridgetown experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Bridgetown, Barbados.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Bridgetown, Barbados §

Bridgetown usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 169 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bridgetown are February, March and April. On average, 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Bridgetown, Barbados.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42 (1.6) 31 (1.2) 33 (1.3) 25 (1.0) 41 (1.6) 83 (3.3) 130 (5.1) 169 (6.6) 150 (5.9) 188 (7.4) 124 (4.9) 53 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 13 13 9 10 17 22 25 18 22 20 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Bridgetown, Barbados §

The sunniest months in Bridgetown are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bridgetown: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Bridgetown, Barbados.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 267 304 344 336 349 322 350 343 321 317 312 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 43m 12h 52m 12h 47m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 30m 11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Bridgetown, Barbados §

Bridgetown experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Bridgetown UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Bridgetown, Barbados.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 14 13 10 10