Typical Weather in October
Temperatures in the Caribbean during October generally vary between an average high during the day of 86.7 degrees and an average low at night of 76.7 degrees. During the month of October, it rains an average of 11.6 days, with an average total rainfall of about 6.4 inches. However, the data in these tables includes all precipitation, no matter how slight.
| Monthly Averages | | High | Low | Rainfall
(inches) | No. of Days
with Rain |
| 86.7° F |
76.7° F |
6.43636 |
11.57143 |
|
Temperature
On a typical October day, during the early morning hours you will probably find the temperature will be around 78.1 degrees.
In October, temperatures typically rise to around 85.3 degrees by early afternoon.
By early evening, temperatures in the Caribbean generally decline to around 79.7 degrees.
For the month of October as a whole, temperatures in the Caribbean average around 81.2 degrees.
| Early Morning | Late Morning | Early Afternoon | Late Afternoon | Early Evening | Overall |
| 78.1° F |
84.0° F |
85.3° F |
83.4° F |
79.7° F |
81.2° F |
|
Rain
Rain is least likely to occur in the Caribbean during October around 6:00 PM, and it is most likely to occur around 2:00 PM.
In the Caribbean during October, thunderstorms when they occur -- are most likely sometime around 2:00 PM.
| Percent Frequencies of Hourly Observations | | Hour | Rain
and/or
Drizzle | Thunder-
storms |
| 12:00 AM (midnight) |
7.1 % |
0.75 % |
| 1:00 AM |
13.2 % |
2.8833333333333 % |
| 2:00 AM |
9.2125 % |
1.90625 % |
| 3:00 AM |
6.55 % |
1.45 % |
| 4:00 AM |
14.666666666667 % |
1.1666666666667 % |
| 5:00 AM |
10.996875 % |
2.13125 % |
| 6:00 AM |
9.9 % |
1.35 % |
| 7:00 AM |
12.85 % |
1.2833333333333 % |
| 8:00 AM |
14.109375 % |
1.6375 % |
| 9:00 AM |
8.0 % |
1.4 % |
| 10:00 AM |
11.55 % |
0.7 % |
| 11:00 AM |
14.190625 % |
1.796875 % |
| 12:00 PM (noon) |
6.8 % |
1.3 % |
| 1:00 PM |
15.033333333333 % |
2.2 % |
| 2:00 PM |
16.715625 % |
5.09375 % |
| 3:00 PM |
9.75 % |
1.1 % |
| 4:00 PM |
16.35 % |
4.0833333333333 % |
| 5:00 PM |
12.153125 % |
4.453125 % |
| 6:00 PM |
5.75 % |
0.5 % |
| 7:00 PM |
13.5 % |
2.9666666666667 % |
| 8:00 PM |
11.38125 % |
2.91875 % |
| 9:00 PM |
7.1 % |
0.45 % |
| 10:00 PM |
14.366666666667 % |
1.3333333333333 % |
| 11:00 PM |
9.525 % |
2.0625 % |
| ALL |
12.658695652174 % |
2.5195652173913 % |
|
Island Rankings
For help choosing your perfect island destination, check out the pages listed below, in which we've ranked the islands of the Caribbean
by the following weather conditions for the month of October.
