Your Guide to Diving Caribbean (General) including roaming boats, Haiti, Montserrat, El Salvador, Statia
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Caribbean (General) Seasonal Dive Planner
Temperatures between summer and winter don't normally vary more than 5°F (1 or 2°C) in the Caribbean. The average temperature is about 80°F (27°C) year-round. Naturally, southern islands tend to be a little warmer than the northern ones. For example, Curacao’s southern location keeps its summer average
at 83°F (28°C) and winter at 80°F (27°C), while the northern Bahamas (inc. Nassau) are north of the Caribbean in the Atlantic and vary from a summer average of 80°F (27°C) down to a cool 69°F (20°C) average in the winter. There is a wet and dry season, with most rain falling between May/June and October/November.
However, location and topography, such as rain shadows created by mountains, can play an important role in local weather conditions. Keep in mind that those cold fronts in the U.S. that dip down from the north can keep right on dipping to most of the northern islands, bringing cooler temperatures and rough water in their wake.
Two other important factors to consider in the Caribbean are tourist season and hurricane season. The off-season for tourism is roughly mid-April to mid-December. It can mean much lower prices (up to 60 percent less) than in the busy high season for some destinations. Hurricane season runs from June through November, with September the most likely month, but weather patterns are less certain than they were.
Diving Caribbean (General) Reader Reports and Feature Articles
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Utila Lodge; Bay Islands College of Diving/Stay at Utila Lodge, if on a budget Report
in Caribbean (General)/Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras
"Diving with the Lodge" filed Dec 1, 2023 by Elasmobranch (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 2 reports)
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Utila Lodge, is built to accommodate about 16 people at a time and provides all inclusive room, board, and diving. https://utilalodge.... ... Read more
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Little Cayman Beach Resort Report
in Caribbean (General)/Little Cayman Island
"Great, reasonably priced dive destination" filed Nov 30, 2023 by John M. Damas (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 2 reports)
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Little Cayman Beach Resort is a very nice location with excellent diving that is relatively easy to get to from the US. The resort itse... ... Read more
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Bahamas Master Report
in Caribbean (General)/Bahamas
"Close Encounters with Lots of Sharks !!" filed Mar 20, 2023 by Michael J. Millet (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 93 reports, Top Contributor )
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This dive trip aboard the Bahamas Master was from February 27 thru March 8 out of Freeport, Grand Bahama. The schedule required an over... ... Read more
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Belize Aggressor III Report
in Caribbean (General)/Belize
"Belize Aggressor III 10 day Liveaboard" filed Nov 28, 2022 by Don Wikle (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 4 reports, Reviewer )
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10 day charter on Belize Aggressor III: This was my second trip to Belize on a live abord (did the BA IV 5 years ago), and Belize did ... ... Read more
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Frenchies Dive Services/Frenchies Report
in Caribbean (General)
"Update of October 2021 report on Frenchies and Caulker" filed May 30, 2022 by NEAL LANGERMAN (Experience: Over 1000 dives, 16 reports, Contributor )
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Update and expansion of the September 2021 report on diving Caye Caulker, Belize with Frenchies Diving Servic... ... Read more
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Caribbean Explorer II, Saba, BES, fine diving marred only by trolls aboard, 8/22 |
Caribbean Explorer II, Lesser Antilles, a full dance card in Nevis, Saba, St. Kitts and Statia, 1/15 |
Diving And Cruising The Caribbean, 10/89 |
Caribbean Sailing, Hawaiian Cruising, And Just about all the diving you want., 9/77 |
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Diving Caribbean (General) Articles - Land Based
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Will Insurance Issues put Caribbean Dive Operators Out of Business?, 5/23 |
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Caribbean Reefs Take a Further Battering, 6/22 |
A Caribbean Influx of Deadly Weed, 7/18 |
Are Hurricanes Damaging Your Dive Plans?, consecutive storms wreck Caribbean infrastructure, 10/17 |
Bleached White Caribbean Reefs, 1/88 |
Martinique, French West Indies, Deep Wrecks, Shallow Reefs, 6/87 |
The Destruction Of The Caribbean, Can The Tide Be Turned?, 9/84 |
Baskin In The Sun: Kaliko Beach Club; Haiti, Like Diving In An Aquarium, 7/83 |
Guana Harbor Club, Abaco, Bahamas, Make Your Christmas Plans Early, 4/81 |
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2009
(Montserrat)
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2008
(Montserrat)
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2007
(Montserrat)
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2004
(Eastern Carib)
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2004
(Haiti)
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2003
(Montserrat)
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