Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Road Town features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 873 mm (34.4 inches) and receives 180 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Road Town enjoys an average of 3922 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 1 minutes to 13 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Road Town 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 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Road Town experiences 318 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°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) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°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) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Road Town, Virgin Islands (British) with other places around the world.
Road Town usually has the most precipitation in September, October and November, with an average of 17 rainy days and 127 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Road Town are January, February and April. On average, 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.3) | 34 (1.3) | 38 (1.5) | 35 (1.4) | 56 (2.2) | 62 (2.4) | 90 (3.6) | 94 (3.7) | 148 (5.8) | 128 (5.0) | 105 (4.2) | 50 (2.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Road Town are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Road Town: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 258 | 297 | 350 | 348 | 358 | 344 | 356 | 347 | 318 | 317 | 304 | 320 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 9m | 11h 32m | 12h 2m | 12h 33m | 12h 59m | 13h 12m | 13h 5m | 12h 42m | 12h 12m | 11h 41m | 11h 14m | 11h 1m |
Road Town experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Road Town UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |