Isn summer the rainy season in the Caribbean?
Yes and no. Although the region as a whole does get more rain between June and late December, you’re as likely to get a week-long downpour in January as you are in October. The so-called “Christmas winds” can bring days of wind and rain on the heels of sunny, calm weather. Throughout much of the Caribbean, the average rainfall amounts are higher in the fall (especially in October and November) than they are in the summer; in some islands, there’s a break in rain starting sometime in July and continuing into early August (unless there is a hurricane). It also matters a great deal where you go. The larger the island the wetter it tends to be; the large islands of the Greater Antilles, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, get more rain than the smaller islands to the east and south (except for Barbados, which does get its share of rain for a relatively flat island). Smaller islands that are not mountainous tend to get less rain, so you’re somewhat more likely to see rainf
