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Monthly climate in Speightstown, Barbados

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Speightstown 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 1031 mm (40.6 inches) and receives 195 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Speightstown enjoys an average of 3897 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 20 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Speightstown, Barbados §

The warmest months in Speightstown 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, Speightstown 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 Speightstown, 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
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°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)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°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
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°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)		 25°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
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Speightstown, Barbados §

Speightstown usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 163 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Speightstown are February, March and April. On average, 29 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Speightstown, 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) 39 (1.5) 30 (1.2) 32 (1.3) 24 (1.0) 42 (1.7) 80 (3.1) 124 (4.9) 164 (6.4) 149 (5.8) 178 (7.0) 120 (4.7) 50 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 12 11 10 11 17 22 24 18 21 20 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Speightstown, Barbados §

The sunniest months in Speightstown are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Speightstown: 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 Speightstown, 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 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Speightstown, Barbados §

Speightstown 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 Speightstown UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Speightstown, 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