Warm, dry weather from late March to mid April. 66 seaside holiday towns and cities in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean were scored around Easter, and 30 rate Good or better. The eleven below lead, spread across the region.
Where to go
- 184 · IdealMontego BayJamaica
Midday around Easter feels like 29°C under mostly clear skies, which rates 84, Ideal, for sunbathing. Good weather here runs from October to mid August, so there is room either side. See early April on the map.
- 283 · IdealRoad TownBritish Virgin Islands
A typical midday around Easter feels like 29°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 83 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about nine months, from November to July. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at early April.
- 381 · IdealGeorge TownCayman Islands
A typical midday around Easter feels like 30°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 81 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from late October to early May, so there is room either side. See early April on the map.
- 480 · IdealScarboroughTrinidad and Tobago
Rated 80 (Ideal) for sunbathing around Easter: midday feels like 30°C, with partly cloudy skies. The good spell lasts about nine months, from November to July. Open it on the map at early April.
- 576 · GoodCaño Martin PeñaPuerto Rico
Rated 76 (Good) for sunbathing around Easter: midday feels like 29°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from late October to early August, so there is room either side. See early April on the map.
- 674 · GoodTrinidadCuba
Midday around Easter feels like 29°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 74, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about two and a half months, from March to early May. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at early April.
- 772 · GoodManzanilloMexico
Midday around Easter feels like 29°C under mostly clear skies, which rates 72, Good, for sunbathing. Good weather here runs from late December to May, so there is room either side. See early April on the map.
- 870 · GoodMazatlánMexico
A typical midday around Easter feels like 27°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 70 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about two and a half months, from mid March to May. Open it on the map at early April.
- 969 · GoodOranjestadAruba
Rated 69 (Good) for sunbathing around Easter: midday feels like 29°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from October to early September, so there is room either side. Rain is rare, and it is often windy at this time of year. See early April on the map.
- 1069 · GoodZihuatanejoMexico
Midday around Easter feels like 31°C under mostly clear skies, which rates 69, Good, for sunbathing. The good spell lasts about three and a half months, from February to early May. Open it on the map at early April.
- 1163 · GoodPuerto EscondidoMexico
A typical midday around Easter feels like 32°C, and the Sunbathing rating averages 63 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about five and a half months, from mid November to April. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at early April.
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are averaged from late March to mid April; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Sunbathing: Warm feels-like gates the score — best 26–32 °C. Dry air, light wind and clear skies each lift it; none alone rules it out. A place is also left out when its typical readings contradict its own rating, for example a high score alongside frequent rain.
The spread
To keep one warm corner from filling the list, entries are at least 150 km apart, no more than three sit within 1,000 km of each other, and no more than three come from one country unless the list would otherwise run short.
Only seaside places
Towns and cities within 12 km of the coast, with beaches and plenty of hotels, resorts and holiday lets within 10 km for their size. That keeps out hot inland towns and busy ports that nobody visits for the beach. Places to stay are counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset, so a resort missing there is missing here.
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