October 2025

Mixed conditions were experienced throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean during the month of October. Trinidad was extremely wet to exceptionally dry; Tobago and Barbados moderately dry to mostly normal; Grenada slightly dry; St Vincent slightly dry to normal; Saint Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Antigua, St Kitts and St Croix were normal; Guadeloupe normal to very wet; St Maarten normal to moderately wet; Anguilla moderate to very wet and St Thomas predominantly slight to moderately wet. In the Guianas, conditions were mostly normal ranging to moderately dry in north central Guyana and in the vicinity of the northern Suriname/French Guiana border to extremely wet in northcentral French Guiana. Aruba was severely dry and Curacao slightly dry to mostly normal. Puerto Rico moderately dry to slightly wet. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal to exceptionally wet from west to east. Jamaica was extremely dry in the west ranging to exceptionally wet in northern and central areas. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba was mostly normal ranging to moderately wet in the west and to exceptionally wet in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from slight to very wet and Belize was predominantly normal ranging to slightly dry in western and northern areas.

August to October 2025 

Mostly normal to below normal conditions were experienced throughout the islands of the eastern Caribbean over the three month period. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry south to north; Tobago extremely dry to normal; Grenada extreme to exceptionally dry; Barbados and Saint Lucia exceptional to moderately dry; St Vincent  exceptionally dry; Martinique exceptional to slightly dry; Dominica exceptionally dry to normal; Guadeloupe severely dry to normal; Antigua slightly dry to predominantly normal; St Kitts normal; St Maarten normal to moderately wet; Anguilla slight to very wet; St Croix moderate to slightly wet and St Thomas slightly wet. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from mostly normal to extremely wet in southern Guyana to exceptionally dry in north central Guyana. Aruba was extremely dry and Curacao was moderately dry to mostly normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to moderately wet from west to east . The Dominican Republic was mostly normal ranging to moderately wet in the west and to very wet in the extreme east. Jamaica ranged from extremely dry in the extreme west to exceptionally wet in northern and central areas  and to normal in the extreme east. Grand Cayman was predominantly normal to slightly dry in the east. Cuba ranged from normal to extremely wet in western and eastern areas and to exceptionally wet in the extreme north. Northern Bahamas ranged from exceptionally wet to normal and Belize ranged from normal in central areas to moderately dry in the west to moderately wet in the east and to severely dry in the north.

May to October 2025

Over the six month period  the islands of the eastern Caribbean experienced mixed conditions. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to normal; Tobago, Barbados and Guadeloupe normal to moderately dry; Grenada and St. Vincent extreme to predominantly exceptionally dry; Saint Lucia severely dry to normal; Martinique slight to exceptionally dry; Dominica extremely dry to normal; Antigua, St Thomas and St Kitts normal; St Maarten moderately dry to moderately wet; Anguilla normal to extremely wet and St Croix predominantly slightly wet to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet in southern and northern Guyana and to moderately dry in north central Guyana. Aruba was exceptionally dry and Curacao was moderately dry to predominantly normal. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal to slightly wet in the east. The Dominican Republic was predominantly normal ranging to slightly wet in the southwest as well as to moderately wet in the east. Jamaica was exceptionally dry in the west ranging to exceptionally wet in northern and central areas and to moderately dry in the extreme southeast. Grand Cayman was severe to extremely dry. Cuba ranged from extremely dry in central areas to exceptionally wet in the west and to extremely dry in the southeast. Northern Bahamas was normal to exceptionally wet and Belize ranged from extremely dry in the west to slightly wet in the east.

November 2024 to October 2025

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

November 2023 to October 2025

Predominantly normal to below normal conditions were experienced over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad was exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry; Tobago, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe and St Kitts normal to moderately dry; Grenada normal to slightly dry; Barbados and St Maarten slightly dry to slightly wet; St Vincent severe to slightly dry; Martinique and Dominica normal to severely dry; Antigua and St Thomas normal; Anguilla normal to moderately wet and St Croix moderately dry. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry. Aruba ranged from predominantly severe to extremely dry. Curacao was moderately dry to normal. Puerto Rico ranged from normal to very wet from west to northeast. The Dominican Republic ranged from moderately wet in the southwest, to extremely wet in the east and to severely dry in the north. Jamaica was moderately dry in central areas ranging to normal in the west and to moderately wet in the east. Grand Cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to normal in the east. Northern Bahamas ranged from normal to exceptionally wet and Belize was extremely dry to exceptionally wet southwest to northeast.

 

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