Road Town climate

Road Town is warmest in September, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 24 °C. October is the wettest month (129 mm) and February the driest (22 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Road Town averages 825 mm of rain and 336 days above 25 °C.

British Virgin Islands · 9 m elevation · population 8,449 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 25°
  2. Feb 25°
  3. Mar 25°
  4. Apr 25°
  5. May 26°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 27°
  8. Aug 27°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 27°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 26°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectRoad Town through the year

Road Town changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 25 and 28 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 336 days a year reach 25 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 30 °C, in September.

Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 129 mm against 22 mm in February — 5.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Road Town is warmest in September at 29 °C and coldest in February at 26 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 25.5 °C 29 mm 30 %
February 25.3 °C 22 mm 29 %
March 25.3 °C 22 mm 33 %
April 25.9 °C 35 mm 38 %
May 26.7 °C 72 mm 57 %
June 27.5 °C 54 mm 55 %
July 27.8 °C 77 mm 50 %
August 28.1 °C 95 mm 51 %
September 28.1 °C 124 mm 59 %
October 27.8 °C 129 mm 54 %
November 27.1 °C 119 mm 46 %
December 26.2 °C 47 mm 35 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 25.5 °C24.3 °C25.0 °C27.0 °C21.4 °C2600
February 25.3 °C24.1 °C24.7 °C26.9 °C20.9 °C1900
March 25.3 °C24.1 °C24.7 °C27.4 °C21.6 °C2100
April 25.9 °C24.6 °C25.3 °C28.0 °C22.5 °C2700
May 26.7 °C25.4 °C26.1 °C28.6 °C22.7 °C3100
June 27.5 °C26.2 °C26.9 °C29.2 °C23.8 °C3000
July 27.8 °C26.3 °C27.1 °C29.2 °C24.2 °C3100
August 28.1 °C26.5 °C27.4 °C29.5 °C24.5 °C3100
September 28.1 °C26.5 °C27.4 °C30.0 °C24.4 °C3000
October 27.8 °C26.2 °C27.1 °C29.3 °C24.0 °C3100
November 27.1 °C25.6 °C26.4 °C28.6 °C22.9 °C3000
December 26.2 °C24.9 °C25.6 °C28.0 °C22.7 °C3000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January 29 mm811 h/day30 %77 %31 km/h26.4 °C
February 22 mm712 h/day29 %77 %30 km/h26.1 °C
March 22 mm612 h/day33 %76 %28 km/h26.1 °C
April 35 mm713 h/day38 %78 %28 km/h26.7 °C
May 72 mm1213 h/day57 %81 %27 km/h27.3 °C
June 54 mm1213 h/day55 %81 %30 km/h28.0 °C
July 77 mm1413 h/day50 %81 %32 km/h28.1 °C
August 95 mm1613 h/day51 %82 %30 km/h28.6 °C
September 124 mm1712 h/day59 %81 %27 km/h28.9 °C
October 129 mm1712 h/day54 %81 %26 km/h28.8 °C
November 119 mm1611 h/day46 %80 %28 km/h28.2 °C
December 47 mm1111 h/day35 %78 %31 km/h27.2 °C

How Road Town compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Road Town 28 °C 24 °C 825 mm 336
Charlotte Amalie · U.S. Virgin Islands 28 °C 24 °C 858 mm 338
Carolina · Puerto Rico 31 °C 21 °C 1,200 mm 364
San Juan · Puerto Rico 31 °C 21 °C 903 mm 364
Gustavia · Saint Barthelemy 28 °C 24 °C 757 mm 342
Basseterre · Saint Kitts and Nevis 29 °C 24 °C 807 mm 357
Plymouth · Montserrat 29 °C 24 °C 775 mm 361

Where Road Town ranks

Ranking Position Value
Best beach destinations in the world in April 46th of 50 90/100

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Road Town.

QuestionsCommon questions about Road Town’s climate

When is the best time to visit Road Town?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, March sit closest to 20 °C on average, September is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Road Town get?

In September, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 30 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 24 °C in February, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Road Town?

October, averaging 129 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is February with 22 mm. The year as a whole averages 825 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Road Town rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
18.427°, -64.621° , 9 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.