British Virgin Islands weather by month

Check out the British Virgin Islands weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maximum daytime temperature °F	82	82	82	84	84	86	86	88	88	86	84	82
Hours of sunshine (daily)	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	8	7	7
Days with some rainfall	19	15	14	13	16	15	18	20	19	19	20	21
Sea temperature °F	79	79	79	79	81	82	82	82	84	84	82	81

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The climate guide for British Virgin Islands (Tortola) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

British Virgin Islands climate overview

The Dutch and Spanish had previously settled this collection of volcanic islands in the Caribbean, before it became a British Territory in the late seventeenth century.

Today the British Virgin Islands, which lie about 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the east of Puerto Rico, govern their own internal affairs while remaining a British dependency. The economy relies mainly on the financial services industry, and on tourism.

The main island of Tortola is home to 75% of the population while the majority of the other 55 islands and cays are largely uninhabited. The islands have seemingly unlimited brochure-perfect beaches with white sands. The government keeps a close check on the tourist industry to ensure that no area becomes overdeveloped and crowded. As a result there is an abundance of idyllic deserted coastline.

The islands are characterised by secluded bays and coves, making them popular with boating enthusiasts who can hop from one deserted coral cay to the next. The islands' interiors are largely unspoilt with much of the indigenous dense sub-tropical vegetation remaining intact. On the whole the landscape consists of undulating hills, but some areas and a few islands, notably Anegada, are flat.

The British Virgin Islands have a tropical climate with warm to hot daytime temperatures throughout the year that vary by only a few degrees from month to month.

Rainfall is mainly concentrated in the months from the end of June to the end of November with a very short 'winter' dry season that runs from February to April. This is also the sunniest time of the year, broken only by a few afternoon clouds and occasional showers. However even during the peak rainy season, from September to November, when rain falls most afternoons, there is still plenty of sunshine.

Like most of the islands in the Northern Caribbean, The British Virgin Islands lie directly in the track of Atlantic hurricanes travelling from the centre of the Atlantic towards Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The risk of a hurricane striking is greatest from July to October.

British Virgin Islands temperature by month

Compare the average temperature by month for popular destinations in the British Virgin Islands. Select a place from below to see more long term weather averages by month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anegada	82	82	82	84	84	86	86	88	88	86	84	82
Jost Van Dyke	82	82	82	84	84	86	86	88	88	86	84	82
Tortola	82	82	82	84	84	86	86	88	88	86	84	82
Virgin Gorda	82	82	82	84	84	86	86	88	88	86	84	82

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British Virgin Islands weather averages by month

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Temperature in British Virgin Islands (°F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	82	82	82	84	84	86	86	88	88	86	84	82
Min temperature (night-time)	70	70	70	72	73	75	75	75	75	75	73	72
Heat & Humidity	M	M	M	M	H	H	H	H	H	H	H	M
Sea temperature	79	79	79	79	81	82	82	82	84	84	82	81