Best and Worst Times to Go - weather

Regular Temperatures

The average great conditions maintain the 80s F for most reduced Carribbean spots anytime, according to research from the World Climate Organization.

Those average mountains stay in the 80s even during wintertime months season, which is why reduced Carribbean cruise trips stay well-known during that season. Sea water conditions stay heated enough for swimming.

The average mountains arrive at the great 80s during summer time season and edge up to 90 for a few destinations such as The island of aruba.

Average monthly low conditions occur mainly at night and arrive at the low 70s during the cold months season for Bermuda, Barbados and others, and they arrive at the great 70s during summer time season. As a result, ambiance stays active and well-known throughout the season.

Average Rainfall

Rainfall is a much bigger consideration for reduced Carribbean weather because of the yearly storm period, which basically runs from May 1 to Nov. 30 and mountains for most places in Sept and May.

The ABC spots of The island of aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, which are located about 30 miles off the coast of Venezuela, lie below the storm buckle and usually (but not always) avoid the most severe exotic stormy weather and severe weather of the period.

That's why these spots see less of a decrease for travelers during the most severe months of the storm period.

Otherwise, the ABC spots are quite dry and get little rain tumble during the rest of the season.

Other spots such as Bermuda, Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Maarten get average rain tumble throughout most of the season except for a brief stormy period in May.

Rainfall starts to go up for most of those spots in May and actually grows to great points in Sept, May and sometimes Nov before starting to drop again in January.

Best Periods to Go

December through May are among the best times to go to the reduced Carribbean because of a combination of summer season and a reduced chance of rain.

The possibility goes up a little bit in May because of the brief stormy period, lowers again in May and September and advances in the tumble.

Anyone with an appetite for possibility and seeking affordable prices might consider going in the tumble, but travel cover would be wise to consider to protect against rainwater.

A river runs dry

Here's an idea of just how bad the drought has been in Texas this year. This is a picture I took the other day of the Navidad River as I was driving down to Jackson County. The red grass in the picture is where the water used to be. The river has been reduced to a stream.

The Navidad River bottom is also the home of the Wild Man of the Navidad.

A welcome respite

Time for a little rain dance

According to the SciGuy over at the Houston Chronicle, there is hope here in Houston for some of that wet stuff falling from the sky.

Eric Berger, the Chronicle's science blogger notes that it has been a record 144 days since (Bush) Intercontinental Airport recorded as much as a half-inch of rain. The previous record was 93 days.

Fred Schmude at ImpactWeather says that conditions seem to be ripe for rain next Wednesday through the weekend. Over at the Weather Channel, they are predicting rain beginning next Tuesday.

We average about 53 inches of rain a year. The average rainfall for June is 6.25 inches. To date, Houston has received 7 inches of rain this year - a third of what we typically average.