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Monthly climate in Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cruz Bay 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 914 mm (36.0 inches) and receives 179 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cruz Bay enjoys an average of 3922 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.) §

The warmest months in Cruz Bay are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (82 - 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, Cruz Bay experiences 322 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 Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.).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
(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
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°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)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°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
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.) §

Cruz Bay usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 17 rainy days and 134 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cruz Bay are January, February and March. On average, 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.).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) 33 (1.3) 32 (1.2) 37 (1.5) 39 (1.5) 60 (2.4) 61 (2.4) 93 (3.7) 113 (4.4) 157 (6.2) 133 (5.2) 106 (4.2) 51 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 12 12 8 14 16 19 17 18 18 16 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.) §

The sunniest months in Cruz Bay are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cruz Bay: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.).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 258 299 350 348 358 344 355 347 319 316 303 320
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 9m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 59m 13h 11m 13h 5m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 41m 11h 15m 11h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.) §

Cruz Bay 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 Cruz Bay UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands (U.S.).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) 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 12 9 8