When to go to Caribbean coast and islands

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November - April

Temperatures are hot, hovering at 30°C in the daytimes and remaining in the twenties even at night. Humidity is high and between November - January there is more rainfall than the rest of the year. Carnival in Feb/March and Easter may be busier with visitors arriving from nearby cities for a beach break. You can expect plenty of sunshine year round.

30°C Average max daytime temperature

22°C Average min nighttime temperature

8 days per season rainfall

High humidity

Los Roques

May - October

Expect sunny, hot weather reaching 30°C, and steamy tropical humidity. With little rain during these months, this is an ideal time to explore the area’s little resorts, rustic ports, rocky, sand-speckled bays and mesmerising marine life.

31°C Average max daytime temperature

24°C Average min nighttime temperature

14 days per season rainfall

Very High humidity

Flamingos Caribbean Coast

Papagaio

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  • Hannah
    Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert

    Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.

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    Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert

    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

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    Sally Dodge - Travel Expert

    A former Journey Latin America tour leader, Sally spent 7 years working, travelling and living throughout Latin America before returning to the UK to help people arrange their own adventures to this wonderful destination.

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    Paul Winrow-Giffin - Travel Expert

    After graduating in Computer Science, Paul spent seven months travelling from Colombia to Argentina and came home hooked on Latin America.

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    Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Expert

    Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.

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