Barbados · Month comparison

December vs June

June ranks #1 overall vs December at #8. Hurricane season officially begins but Barbados sits far east — risk stays low through June.

Barbados December — festive lights strung along a Speightstown chattel-house street

December

#8 of 12 months

Strong option

Christmas and New Year on the Platinum Coast — the highest-priced two weeks of the year.

  • ↑Sandy Lane Christmas tree-lighting ceremony draws a glamorous crowd
  • ↑Holetown carol services and Mount Gay rum tastings
Barbados June — green sugarcane fields in central St George parish

June

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Hurricane season officially begins but Barbados sits far east — risk stays low through June.

  • ↑Crop Over festival kicks off with Ceremonial Delivery in early June
  • ↑Celtic music fades; soca and calypso warm-up parties begin
FactorDecemberJune
Weather score
9
7
Value score
1
7
Crowd score
2
8
Events score
8
7
Atmosphere
9
7
Avg high temp29°C30°C
Monthly rain89mm109mm
Daily sunshine8hrs8hrs

December trade-offs

  • ↓Two-week Christmas/NYE minimum stays at all major west-coast hotels
  • ↓Direct UK flights frequently sell out by September

June trade-offs

  • ↓Afternoon showers become daily fixtures, mostly brief
  • ↓Humidity climbs into the upper 70s
See all 12 months for Barbados →December in detail →June in detail →
Scores compare months within Barbados. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →