El Niño Atlas

El Niño 2026–27 in Caribbean

Rainfall and temperature outlook for December–February, and what past El Niños did in the same season. Outlook issued November 2026.

CountryRainfall, December–FebruaryPast El Niños, same seasonTemperature
Anguilla likely wetter (22/25/53%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Antigua and Barbuda no clear signal (37/28/35%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Aruba likely drier (98/2/0%) usually drier (15 seasons) likely warmer
Bahamas likely wetter (0/0/100%) usually wetter (15 seasons) likely warmer
Barbados likely drier (73/19/8%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
British Virgin Islands likely wetter (16/23/61%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Cayman Islands likely wetter (0/4/96%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Cuba likely wetter (0/0/100%) usually wetter (15 seasons) likely warmer
Curaçao likely drier (100/0/0%) usually drier (15 seasons) likely warmer
Dominica likely drier (75/13/12%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Dominican Republic likely wetter (4/21/75%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Grenada likely drier (75/21/4%) usually drier (15 seasons) likely warmer
Haiti likely wetter (0/10/90%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Jamaica likely wetter (4/12/84%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Puerto Rico likely wetter (24/21/55%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Saint Kitts and Nevis no clear signal (33/30/37%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Saint Lucia likely drier (71/21/8%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines likely drier (69/23/8%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Saint-Martin likely wetter (22/25/53%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Sint Maarten likely wetter (22/25/53%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
Trinidad and Tobago likely drier (92/8/0%) usually drier (15 seasons) likely warmer
Turks and Caicos Islands likely wetter (6/8/86%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer
United States Virgin Islands likely wetter (25/20/55%) mixed (15 seasons) likely warmer

Rainfall odds shown as drier / normal / wetter. Sources: Copernicus Climate Change Service (outlook, ERA5); NOAA (El Niño seasons).