Lonely PlanetSep 10, 2026
How to Travel to the Caribbean in Hurricane Season
Hurricane season means great deals and smaller crowds across the Caribbean. Here’s how to pick the right island, time your trip and protect your booking.
15 things in this story
- Puerto RicoSightSan Juan, Puerto Ricohigh hurricane risk, peak risk mid-August through October
- AntiguaSightSt. John's, Antigua and BarbudaIt is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and…
- BarbadosSightBridgetown, Barbadoslow hurricane risk, rare direct hits
- BahamasSightNassau, BahamasThe country comprises 700 islands, and more than 2,500 cays in the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Cuba and north-west…
- ABC islandsNeighborhoodOranjestad, Arubamostly hurricane-free
- US National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPlaceWashington DC, United Statestracks hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
- Caribbean Hurricane Network BlogPlaceSan Juan, Puerto Ricopowered by NASA radar, has hurricane correspondents
- JamaicaSightKingston, Jamaicamedium hurricane risk, generally spared direct hits
- Dominican RepublicSightSanto Domingo, Dominican Republicmedium hurricane risk, mountainous interior breaks high winds
- US Virgin IslandsSightCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islandshigh to medium hurricane risk, peak risk mid-August through October
- British Virgin IslandsSightRoad Town, British Virgin Islandsmedium to low hurricane risk, peak risk mid-August through October
- CuraçaoSightWillemstad, Curacaovery low hurricane risk, last hit in 1877
- St LuciaSightCastries, Saint Lucia
- St VincentSightKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Turks & CaicosMuseumCockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands
