Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

If you're planning a sand-and-sea holiday, Antigua deserves a close look. This Antigua and Barbuda destination lies at a tropical latitude, and its climate record peaks at a 95/100 sun score in January — 28°C afternoons under 35% average cloud cover.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 27°C (February) and 30°C (August). Rain is most likely in September, when about 69% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in January (47%). The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.

Averaged by season, sun scores land at 95 for spring, 93 for summer, 89 for autumn and 94 for winter — with typical afternoons of 29°, 30°, 30° and 28°C respectively. Spring wins on the numbers and autumn loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is December: still 28°C highs, with a sun score of 94.

Best months to visit Antigua

Ranked purely on sunshine odds, the podium is January at 95/100, then March at 95 and April at 95. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–December all score 70 or better. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is November (89/100).

Put against its 126 tropical peers in January, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 87% of them.

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The live forecast backs this up: of the next 15 days, 7 look mostly clear and 2 carry meaningful rain risk, in a 25–31°C band. Today's cached sun score is 95/100.