SPI Monitor July 2025

July 2025

Apart from Tobago and Barbados that were mostly normal to slightly wet, conditions throughout the eastern Caribbean were predominantly normal to below normal during the month of July. Trinidad and St Thomas were normal to slightly dry; Grenada moderate to exceptionally dry; St Vincent exceptionally dry; Saint Lucia and Martinique severely dry to normal; Dominica moderate to extremely dry; Guadeloupe and Antigua severe to extremely dry; St. Kitts normal; St Maarten moderate to slightly dry and Anguilla moderately dry to normal. In the Guianas, conditions ranged from extremely wet to exceptionally dry. Curacao was mostly slight to moderately dry. Puerto Rico was predominantly normal ranging to moderately dry in the southeast. The Dominican Republic ranged from normal in central areas to severely dry in the west and slightly dry in the east. Jamaica ranged from exceptionally wet in central areas to exceptionally dry in the east. Grand Cayman was severe to extremely dry. Cuba was exceptionally dry in west central areas ranging to extremely wet in the west and to extremely dry in the extreme east. Northern Bahamas ranged from extremely dry to moderately wet and Belize was moderately dry to normal.

May to July 2025   

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

 

February to July 2025

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

 

August 2024 to July 2025

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

 

 

August 2023 to July 2025

Mixed conditions were experienced over the two year period throughout the eastern Caribbean. Trinidad ranged from exceptionally wet in the southeast to exceptionally dry in the northwest; Tobago, St Vincent and St Kitts normal to moderately dry; Grenada, Barbados and Dominica normal; Saint Lucia and St Thomas slightly dry to normal; Martinique and St Maarten slightly wet to slightly dry; Guadeloupe and Antigua normal to slightly wet and Anguilla normal to moderately wet. The Guianas ranged from exceptionally wet to exceptionally dry. Curacao was normal. Puerto Rico was mostly normal ranging to very wet in the north. The Dominican Republic ranged from moderately wet in the south to severely dry in the north and to extremely wet in the east. Jamaica ranged from moderately dry to normal. Grand cayman was normal. Cuba ranged from exceptionally wet in the west to slightly dry in southern areas. Northern Bahamas ranged from severely dry to exceptionally wet and Belize was severely dry in the southwest to extremely wet in the north.

 

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