Caribbean Weather in October

Information on the weather in October for cities and beach towns throughout the Caribbean has been pulled together here.

The October temperatures and rainfall given in the table below allow you to compare the climate for places on two dozen islands. The monthly averages are based on historical weather records.

These temperatures are in degrees Celsius. You can also view the temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit.

Rain

October is the midst of the Caribbean's rainy season. This is the rainiest month of the year for many places, including Jamaica, Cayman Islands and the US Virgin Islands.

Hurricanes and Storms

Bad weather during October most often occurs around eastern Cuba and the Cayman Islands. There's an 18 percent likelihood this month that a named tropical storm will show up in the area. And there's a six percent chance the storm is a hurricane that comes within 165 kilometres of land.

Hurricanes are much rarer now in Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and islands to the south.

Ocean Temperature

The Caribbean Sea has an average temperature of around 28 degrees Celsius in October.

Caribbean weather in October: average daily temperature and monthly rainfall
Temper­ature °C Island Place Total Rainfall
High Low Milli­metres Days
30 24 Antigua St John's 131 13
32 26 Aruba Beatrix Airport 65 7
32 26 Bonaire Flamingo Airport 67 8
30 23 Bahamas Nassau 162 15
30 25 Barbados Bridgetown 92
33 22 Cayman Islands 217 19
29 23 Cuba Havana 181 11
32 26 Curaçao Hato Airport 84 7
29 23 Dominica Melville Hall Airport 334
31 24 Dominican Republic Punta Cana 152 11
31 23 Guadeloupe Pointe-a-Pitre 228
32 23 Jamaica Kingston 177 14
31 23 Martinique Lamentin 270 20
31 25 Puerto Rico San Juan 142 18
30 26 Saba The Bottom 36 4
31 25 St. Barthelemy Gustavia 138 13
31 25 St. Croix (US VI) Christiansted 109 17
31 24 St. Eustatius Oranjestad 107 11
31 24 St. John (US VI) Cruz Bay 133 18
32 25 St. Kitts Basseterre 95
31 25 St. Lucia Vieux Fort 199 20
31 26 St. Maarten Princess Juliana AP 113 14
32 25 St. Thomas (US VI) Charlotte Amalie 138 18
32 23 Trinidad Port of Spain 143 15
31 24 Tobago Scarborough 220 16
References

NOAA. National Weather Service. National Hurricane Center.

NOAA. Ocean Climate Laboratory. World Ocean Atlas 2009.

Rainfall and temperature data come from each island's meteorological organization.

Temperature & Rainfall
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