July 2026

Conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mostly normal to below normal during the month of July, apart from Trinidad which was mostly normal ranging to slightly wet in the southwest and to slightly dry in the extreme northeast. Tobago, Barbados and St Thomas were slight to moderately dry; Grenada normal; St Vincent extremely dry; Saint Lucia and Martinique mostly moderate to severely dry; Dominica and St Maarten moderate to exceptionally dry; Guadeloupe and St. Kitts exceptional to slightly dry; Antigua moderately dry; St Croix exceptionally dry; and Anguilla severe to slightly dry. In the Guianas, conditions varied from exceptionally wet in northwestern Guyana to exceptionally dry in French Guiana and eastern Suriname. Aruba was normal, but Curacao slightly dry. Puerto Rico was mostly exceptionally dry ranging to moderately dry in the southeast and to slightly wet in the northwest. The Dominican Republic was normal ranging to moderately dry in the southwest and to exceptionally dry in the extreme southeast. Jamaica was very wet in central areas ranging to exceptionally dry in the extreme northwest and in the east. Grand Cayman was slight to moderately dry. Cuba was normal in western areas ranging to exceptionally dry in southeastern areas. Northern Bahamas was severely dry to slightly wet and Belize extremely wet in central areas ranging to normal in the southwest and to moderately dry on the northeastern coastline.

 

May to July 2026

Over the three month period, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mostly normal to below normal, with the exception of Trinidad which ranged from moderately wet in southwestern areas to slightly dry in the extreme northeast. Tobago, Barbados, Saint Lucia and St Thomas were moderately dry; Grenada normal to slightly dry; St Vincent severe to moderately dry; Martinique slight to moderately dry; Dominica, Guadeloupe and St Maarten moderate to exceptionally dry; Antigua severely dry; St Kitts severe to exceptionally dry; Anguilla severe to slightly dry and St Croix severe to extremely dry. Conditions in the Guianas varied from exceptionally wet in northwestern Guyana and southern Suriname to severely dry in northern French Guiana. Aruba was normal and Curacao normal to slightly dry. Puerto Rico was normal to be exceptionally dry from southwest to northeast. The Dominican Republic ranged from exceptionally dry in the southwest to normal in northern areas. Jamaica was extremely wet in central areas ranging to exceptionally dry in the west and to severely dry in the east.  Grand Cayman was extreme to exceptionally dry. Cuba was extremely dry in central areas ranging to normal in the west and to moderately dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was exceptionally dry to normal and Belize mostly normal ranging to exceptionally dry in the extreme northeast.

 

February to July 2026

Over the six month period, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were mostly normal to below normal. Trinidad was slightly wet to moderately dry; Tobago, Saint Lucia, Antigua and St Kitts moderate to severely dry; Barbados moderately dry; Grenada slight to moderately dry; St Vincent extremely dry; Martinique moderately dry to normal; Dominica and Guadeloupe moderately dry to moderately wet; St Maarten and St Croix slightly dry to normal; and Anguilla and St Thomas normal. In the Guianas; conditions varied from exceptionally wet in the north of Guyana and southern Suriname to moderately dry in western parts of French Guiana. Aruba was normal and Curacao was slight to predominantly moderately dry. Puerto Rico was mostly normal, ranging to exceptionally dry in the south and to exceptionally wet in the north. The Dominican Republic was normal in southern areas ranging to moderately wet in the north. Jamaica was exceptionally wet in central areas ranging to normal in the extreme west and to moderately dry in the east. Grand Cayman was severely dry. Cuba ranged from moderately dry in central areas to normal in the west and to moderately wet in the northeast. Northern Bahamas was exceptionally dry to normal and Belize was predominantly normal with slightly wet conditions in central areas and ranging to moderately dry on the northeastern coastline.

 

August 2025 to July 2026

Predominantly normal to below normal conditions prevailed throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean over the twelve month period. Trinidad was slight to severely dry; Tobago severely dry; Grenada extremely dry; Barbados moderately dry; St Vincent extreme to exceptionally dry; Saint Lucia exceptionally dry; Martinique exceptional to moderately dry; Dominica extremely dry to slightly wet southwest to northeast; Guadeloupe moderately wet to moderately dry; Antigua and St Croix predominantly slightly dry to normal; St Kitts predominantly moderate to severely dry; St Maarten moderately dry to normal and Anguilla and St Thomas normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in western areas to severely dry around the central Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was predominantly slightly dry to normal and Curacao moderately dry. Puerto Rico ranged from extremely dry in the south to extremely wet in the northwest. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in central and northern areas to moderately wet in southwestern areas and to very wet in the extreme east. Jamaica was exceptionally dry in the west to normal in the east and to moderately wet in the north. Grand Cayman was moderate to severely dry. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to very wet in the southeast and to severely dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas was slightly dry to very wet and Belize mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in western areas and to moderately wet in central areas.

 

August 2025 to July 2026

Over the two year period, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal, apart from Dominica which was severely dry to moderately wet south to north and Guadeloupe which was moderately wet to slightly dry. Trinidad, Antigua and St Thomas were normal to slightly dry; Tobago and St Kitts slight to moderately dry; Grenada moderately dry; Barbados and St Maarten moderately dry to normal; St Vincent and St. Croix severe to moderately dry; Saint Lucia extreme to moderately dry; Martinique exceptional to moderately dry; ; and Anguilla normal. In the Guianas; conditions varied from exceptionally wet in northwestern Guyana to extremely dry around the central Suriname/French Guiana border. Aruba was normal and Curacao moderately dry. Puerto Rico was extremely dry to very wet from southwest to northwest. The Dominican Republic was moderately wet in the southwest ranging to severely dry in the north and to extremely wet in the extreme east. Jamaica was extremely dry to normal from west to east. Grand Cayman was moderately dry. Cuba ranged from slightly wet in the west to moderately dry in west central and eastern areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from moderately dry to slightly wet and Belize from moderately dry in western areas to very wet in the northeast.

 

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