Climate · British Virgin Islands

Road Town

Warm all year, wet from July to November and drier from February to April.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years18.4°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan77°25°Rain on about three days a week.
  2. Feb77°25°Rain on about three days a week.
  3. Mar77°25°Rain on about three days a week.
  4. Apr77°25°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May79°26°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun81°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  7. Jul81°27°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug81°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  9. Sep82°28°Rain on about five days a week.
  10. Oct81°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  11. Nov80°27°Rain on about five days a week.
  12. Dec78°26°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical temperature, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 77°F and 82°F all year. The rain comes from July to November, on about five days a week. February to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.The temperature hardly moves: a typical day sits between 25°C and 28°C all year. The rain comes from July to November, on about five days a week. February to April is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.

Where Road Town sits

America/Tortola

this place
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Latitude
18.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Road Town, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Road Town is our one place in British Virgin Islands so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

One typical temperature, from 77°F to 82°F through the year.One typical temperature, from 25°C to 28°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in August (71% of days), driest in March (37%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in January (26% cover), cloudiest in September and October (67%).

Daylight

From 11h 02m in December to 13h 13m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Road Town, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical temperatureWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryAt its best
77°25°
3 days26%11h 09m
FebruaryDry seasonAt its best
77°25°
3 days28%11h 31m
MarchDry seasonAt its best
77°25°
3 days28%12h 01m
AprilDry seasonAt its best
77°25°
3 days37%12h 33m
May
79°26°
4 days60%13h 00m
June
81°27°
4 days65%13h 13m
JulyRainy season
81°27°
4 days59%13h 07m
AugustRainy season
81°27°
5 days60%12h 43m
SeptemberRainy season
82°28°
5 days67%12h 12m
OctoberRainy season
81°27°
5 days67%11h 41m
NovemberRainy season
80°27°
5 days54%11h 15m
December
78°26°
4 days33%11h 02m

When is the best time to visit Road Town?


The best months are January to April: around 77°F day and night, and rain on about three days a week.The best months are January to April: around 25°C day and night, and rain on about three days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Road Town?

September, around 82°F day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.September, around 28°C day and night. The temperature changes little through the year.

When does it rain most in Road Town?

August, with rain on about five days a week. March is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Road Town?

From about 11 hours in December to 13 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Road Town?

January, when cloud covers about 26% of the sky on average. September and October are the cloudiest, at about 67%.

Places with a year like Road Town's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Road Town's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Road Town's summer.

Where to stay

1 in our collection

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024). Road Town sits on a grid square that is mostly sea, where the data hold only a daily average, so the page shows one typical temperature, not a high and a low. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.