Best time of the year for the Carribbean?

[dontdillydally]

Its my hubs 50th next year and I wan to do a special hol with us and ds age 5 by then. He loves Barbados, St Lucia etc... but thinking about when best to go

Between November and May. This is also, sadly, the most expensive time to visit

I've done Antigua in March & regularly in July/early August. It was hot and sunny with the odd tropical storm thrown in. When it rains, it gets it over and done with though - none of this sulk-for-hours British rain.

Ive done St Lucia in Feb and Dominican end March so Im guessing before May would be better.

Barbados is a bit different from the rest of the Caribbean in terms of geology and climate - don't ask me to explain because I can't, something about volcanic rock?! - but I have visited several times in March and it was always 29 degrees and only rarely rainy.

Before December 15th, when hotel prices rise massively. They're very expensive from I think December 15th through to April. Not sure when high season ends, but you might get good prices in April or possibly May. But November is the best bet.