Barbados Climate and Weather Is Very Agreeable
The weather and climate in Barbados is just about perfect for a Scotsman like myself. I will admit that when I first moved here, that some days it was a wee bit too hot and sunny for me, but by body has quickly acclimatized itself and I now find the climate here in Barbados very agreeable.
Barbados Climate and Weather
It is warm and sunny throughout the year in Barbados with an average temperature of 75 – 85 F during the day, with it being slightly cooler during the evening. Some days it gets real hot and the temperature must be pushing 100 F. but fortunately those days don’t happen too often.
Barbados is fortunate in the fact that it receives prevailing tradewinds that blow steadily and help to keep the temperature at near perfect levels in my opinion.
I love sitting in my porch during the evening with my feet up drinking a cool beer watching the world go by. I sometimes sit out as late as 10pm and the temperature is near perfect. I can virtually do this any night of the week. For me it is one of the many joys of living in a country with a warm climate. Being a Scotsman born and bread and where it can get a wee bit cold at times, I really appreciate the weather in Barbados and my new lifestyle here.
Barbados Rainy and Hurricane Season
The hurricane and rainy season in Barbados lasts from June to October when tropical rainstorms occasionally occur along with the possibility of hurricanes. This year and during my many other trips before I moved to Barbados I have experienced quite a few tropical rainstorms and they are a breeze for me. Considering I come from Aberdeen that is in the North East of Scotland and right next to the North Sea, it is like a walk in the park for me. When you have experienced blizzards and you cant feel your fingers or toes from the cold or cant see more than 1 meter in front of you when driving, a wee bit of rain is nothing at all.
Hurricanes are a whole new ball game for me; I can clearly see the devastation that is caused by them. In fact as I write this the Caribbean hurricane season is in full swing, Hanna has already passed by causing death and destruction in her path and Ike, which is currently passing through, is doing the same and Josephine is on her way.
Hurricanes arise off the African coast and head towards the Caribbean and once they hit one landmass they tend to bounce off the next and so on. Barbados is fortunate in the fact that it is slightly separate from the rest of the Caribbean chain of islands and as a result of this it hasn’t had a direct hit since 1955.
I was in Barbados last August when Hurricane Dean passed by and it got as close as 60 miles away and it was kinda wild hear, but I have experienced more scary weather back home in Scotland. In fact I even seen some windsurfers and boogie borders out on the sea enjoying them form my hotel balcony when it was blowing like crazy. I was going to go out and have a wee bit of fun myself but I was only a few days married and my wife was giving me lots of grieve so I gave it a miss. She is from London and isn’t as hardened to bad weather as myself.
But as the saying goes never say never and the fact remains that it is a possibility that Barbados may suffer a direct hurricane hit one of these days. I personally hope and pray that Barbados stays lucky and that its good fortune continues.
Can someone tell me who comes up with the names of these hurricanes, and please never name one after me. I wouldn’t want to have something that causes so much death, devastation and pain to have the same name as me.
For an up to date weather report for Barbados click on the following link to the BBC Weather Centre
For some more essential information relating to Barbados, read the following article, which I wrote by clicking on this link Barbados Essential Travellers Information.
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