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The climate of the Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
The Cayman Islands are located south of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. The islands were annexed by the United Kingdom in the 17th century and were part of the Jamaican colony. After Jamaica became an independent country the Cayman Islands became a British overseas territory. The Cayman islands are known as a tax haven. In almost every Hollywood film where money disappears it is transferred to the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands consist of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The islands have a total population of about 50,000, most of which live on grand Cayman. The capital George Town is also located on this island. The Cayman Islands really live up to their reputation of being a tax haven: more than 270 banks can be found in the capital alone. More than half of the total population of the Cayman islands live in the capital. The islands are very popular among tourists who travel here to enjoy the beautiful beaches and underwater life. The Cayman Islands have a tropical maritime climate with a distinct rainy and a distinct wet period. The rainy period is from May till October. During this period there is a risk of tropical storms and hurricanes. In the past about 70% of all the buildings on Grand Cayman were destroyed during a storm. The dry period is from November till April. During this period both temperatures and humidity figures are slightly lower. The Cayman Islands get about 130 days with precipitation per year. Rain almost always falls in the form of a short tropical shower.

 

Climate figures
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for the Cayman Islands

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 29 22 8 8 27
February 29 22 8 7 27
March 30 22 9 6 27
April 31 23 10 6 27
May 31 24 9 11 28
June 32 25 8 14 29
July 32 25 9 15 29
August 32 25 8 15 29
September 32 25 8 16 29
October 31 25 8 16 29
November 30 24 7 11 28
December 29 23 7 9 28
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below are for the Cayman Islands. Please, note that local deviations may occur.
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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