Best Time to Visit Dominica

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit Dominica. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Roseau. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit Dominica for your holiday.

Climate Overview

Thermometer Symbol 22 °C to 31 °C
Waves Symbol 27 °C to 29 °C
Rainy Cloud Symbol 4.2114.72 in
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Best Time to Visit Dominica: Overview

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NovemberNov
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DecemberDec
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Climate Chart Dominica

Roseau

Climate Chart Roseau
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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table Dominica

In the following, you will find the climate table for Dominica, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Roseau (Dominica)

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Day Temperature28°28°28°29°30°30°30°31°30°29°30°29°
Night Temperature23°23°24°24°25°25°27°26°26°24°24°22°
Water Temperature27°27°27°28°28°28°29°29°29°29°28°28°
Precipitation (inch)6.264.215.314.88.666.387.139.5711.7313.1514.729.45
Hours of Sunshine677888887776
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Temperatures
The annual average temperature in Roseau is 26.2 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: July (27.4 °C)
Coldest month: February (24.8 °C)

The maximum water temperature in Roseau is 29 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
all months

Precipitation
Overall annual precipitation: 101.38 inch

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

Rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation): May, July, August, September, October, November, and December
Overall precipitation in the rainy season: 74.41 in

You cannot expect snow in any month in Roseau.

Sunshine
As our climate table shows, April is the sunniest month with an average of 8.2 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7.2 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Roseau
scattered clouds     scattered clouds, 26.2 °C
Clouds: 40 %       Wind: 2 mph SSO
Air Pressure: 1014 hPa       Humidity: 73 %
Last updated: 7th Feb 2023, 09:38 pm
The next days …
8th Feb 20239th Feb 202310th Feb 202311th Feb 202312th Feb 202313th Feb 2023
light rain24 °C to 25 °Clight rain24 °C to 25 °Clight rain24 °C to 25 °Clight rain24 °C to 25 °Clight rain24 °C to 25 °Clight rain24 °C to 26 °C
24 °C to 25 °C24 °C to 25 °C24 °C to 25 °C24 °C to 25 °C24 °C to 25 °C24 °C to 26 °C
Clouds: 15 %Clouds: 84 %Clouds: 99 %Clouds: 19 %Clouds: 5 %Clouds: 25 %
0.25 in of rain0.32 in of rain0.19 in of rain0.12 in of rain0.06 in of rain0.02 in of rain
Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)
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Caribbean: Regions

Dominica is part of the holiday destination Caribbean. We analyzed the climate for additional regions, in order to provide you with information about the best time to visit and the expected holiday weather:

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