El Niño Advisory Oceanic Niño Index +2.46 °C · very strong NOAA, 12 November 2026 Next update 10 December 2026
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Regional six-month outlook

Caribbean

Rainfall and temperature odds for December–February, and what past El Niños did in the same season, for all 23 countries and territories.

CountryRainfall, December–FebruaryDrier / normal / wetterPast El NiñosTemperature
Anguilla Likely wetter 22% / 25% / 53% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Antigua and Barbuda No clear signal 37% / 28% / 35% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Aruba Likely drier >95% / <5% / <5% 12 of 15 drier Likely warmer
Bahamas Likely wetter <5% / <5% / >95% 12 of 15 wetter Likely warmer
Barbados Likely drier 73% / 19% / 8% No clear pattern Likely warmer
British Virgin Islands Likely wetter 16% / 23% / 61% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Cayman Islands Likely wetter <5% / <5% / >95% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Cuba Likely wetter <5% / <5% / >95% 11 of 15 wetter Likely warmer
Curaçao Likely drier >95% / <5% / <5% 12 of 15 drier Likely warmer
Dominica Likely drier 75% / 13% / 12% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Dominican Republic Likely wetter <5% / 21% / 75% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Grenada Likely drier 75% / 21% / <5% 11 of 15 drier Likely warmer
Haiti Likely wetter <5% / 10% / 90% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Jamaica Likely wetter <5% / 12% / 84% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Puerto Rico Likely wetter 24% / 21% / 55% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Saint Kitts and Nevis No clear signal 33% / 30% / 37% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Saint Lucia Likely drier 71% / 21% / 8% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Likely drier 69% / 23% / 8% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Saint-Martin Likely wetter 22% / 25% / 53% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Sint Maarten Likely wetter 22% / 25% / 53% No clear pattern Likely warmer
Trinidad and Tobago Likely drier 92% / 8% / <5% 12 of 15 drier Likely warmer
Turks and Caicos Islands Likely wetter 6% / 8% / 86% No clear pattern Likely warmer
United States Virgin Islands Likely wetter 25% / 20% / 55% No clear pattern Likely warmer

Sources: Copernicus Climate Change Service (seasonal forecast, ERA5); NOAA Climate Prediction Center (El Niño seasons). Methods