Anguilla Weather...
The Best in the Caribbean

Our family has the worst luck with vacation weather. So, on the way to Anguilla for our very first time, we wondered which would prevail... Anguilla weather (renowned for high sun and little rain) or our bad weather magnet. For example...

We go to New York City, it rains all five days.

We go to Nova Scotia, all we see is fog.

We go to Florida in December, temperatures drop to an all-time low.

Let's just say that the weather gods do not smile upon us.

We have the worst luck. End of story.

However, that doesn't stop us from travelling. We had read all of the Anguilla books. We knew the famous Anguilla weather should be on our side.

Still, we held our breath when we first set foot on the island. That evening, things seemed to be off to a good start.

The plane had landed (always the best of all starts). We were in our cozy villa. The night sky was clear, the Milky Way flowing across it. The moon glistened off the ocean, lighting up the surf.

We walked blissfully along the beach to a nearby restaurant carressed by the warm gentle tradewinds, confident that Anguilla weather had won the day.

However, within five minutes of sitting down at the beach-side restaurant...

Torrential rains.

Thunder, trillions of decibels loud.

Chain lightening out over the rough seas.

Our faces dropped. We jumped to the conclusion that this was typical weather. The next ten days we would probably be trapped inside with a checker board.

I'm sure you have already guessed, however, that this story has a happy ending...

This Is Anguilla Weather!

The following morning, all was clear.

The storm last night? Disappeared as quickly as it hit.

And since that intense storm years ago, we never saw anything like that until Hurricane Omar! You might get the occasional drizzle or rain shower but they're gone within minutes, leaving a rainbow behind.

Anguilla has the best weather of most Caribbean islands. Due to its flat-as-a-pancake topography, it does not attract rain clouds like mountaineous islands. Of course it can't avoid all tropical storms, but it's total annual rainfall is only 35".

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The island has had their fair share of hurricanes.

Including, the infamous Hurricane Luis in September 1995.

Power lines were knocked out, Johnno's on Sandy Ground was carried away, homes were lost... It was a mess!

Luckily, no one was killed and the island recovered quickly.

This wasn't the first, and hasn't been the last hurricane for Anguilla. Hurricane season is between June and November.

If you're on the island in the late summer, you know it! Everyone talks about the latest tropical depression. And when one of those turn into a hurricane that might come anywhere near Anguilla, then the only sounds you hear is the knock, knock, knock of hammers nailing their shutters closed tight.

Of course every prime vacation spot has their spell of bad weather. But with Anguilla, a grey day occurs, on average, 0.0001/365 days a year. ;-)

Everyday Is Paradise!

When I first saw photos like these of Anguilla, I laughed. Can anywhere on this planet be as stunning as they seem in photographs, on one day, let alone most days?

And then you spend 24 hours on the island, and realize the photos don't even come close to capturing Anguilla's beauty.

Anguilla weather is perfect!

Month-By-Month Anguilla Weather

For your short-term vacation needs, here is the three day Anguilla weather forecast, as well as the current weather...

For your longer-term vacation plans, you will find a month-by-month snapshot of Anguilla weather. Weather in Anguilla is perfect most of the year. This month-by-month Anguilla weather forecast will help you make monumental(!) decisions, such as whether you need to pack a light sweater for the evenings.

December Anguilla Weather: The start of the high season, "coolest" time of the year.

January Weather: Mid-high season.

February Weather: Still, mid-high season, starting to get warmer.

March Weather: End of the high season.

April Weather: Beginning of the shoulder season, the heat is picking up.

May Weather: A tropical spring.
Click here to read more about May's stormy circumstances.

June Weather: The start of summer heat.

July Weather: Still sizzling in a summer sun.

August Weather: Carnival time and hot.

September Weather: Still, slow & sticky.

October Weather: Rain, rain, buckets of rain.

November Weather: Gearing up to do it all over again!