Editing Geography of Barbados (section)

== Climate ==
[[File:Water_Stress,_Top_Countries_(2020).svg|thumb|Barbados is the twentieth most water stressed country in the world.]]
Barbados lies within the tropics.<ref name=":0" /> Its generally pleasant maritime climate is influenced by northeast trade winds, which moderate the tropical temperature.<ref name=":0" /> Cool, northeasterly trade winds are prevalent during the December to June dry season.<ref name=":0" /> The overall annual temperature ranges from {{convert|24|to|28|°C|°F|1}}; slightly lower temperatures prevail at higher elevations.<ref name=":0" /> Humidity levels are between 71 percent and 76 percent year round. Rainfall occurs primarily between July and December and varies considerably with elevation.<ref name=":0" /> Rainfall may average {{convert|1875|mm|in|1|sp=us}} per year in the higher central area as compared with {{convert|1275|mm|in|1|sp=us}} in the coastal zone.<ref name=":0" />

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Bridgetown ([[Grantley Adams International Airport]]) 1991–2020, extremes 1944–present
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 32.0
|Feb record high C = 31.2
|Mar record high C = 31.9
|Apr record high C = 32.6
|May record high C = 33.1
|Jun record high C = 32.7
|Jul record high C = 32.4
|Aug record high C = 35.0
|Sep record high C = 33.3
|Oct record high C = 33.3
|Nov record high C = 33.3
|Dec record high C = 31.3
|year record high C = 35.0
|Jan high C = 29.1
|Feb high C = 29.2
|Mar high C = 29.7
|Apr high C = 30.2
|May high C = 30.6
|Jun high C = 30.7
|Jul high C = 30.7
|Aug high C = 30.9
|Sep high C = 31.0
|Oct high C = 30.8
|Nov high C = 30.3
|Dec high C = 29.6
|Jan mean C = 26.0
|Feb mean C = 25.9
|Mar mean C = 26.3
|Apr mean C = 27.0
|May mean C = 27.7
|Jun mean C = 27.8
|Jul mean C = 27.8
|Aug mean C = 27.9
|Sep mean C = 27.9
|Oct mean C = 27.7
|Nov mean C = 27.2
|Dec mean C = 26.6
|Jan low C = 23.3
|Feb low C = 23.0
|Mar low C = 23.4
|Apr low C = 24.2
|May low C = 25.0
|Jun low C = 25.2
|Jul low C = 25.1
|Aug low C = 24.8
|Sep low C = 24.8
|Oct low C = 24.7
|Nov low C = 24.5
|Dec low C = 23.9
|Jan record low C = 16.0
|Feb record low C = 16.0
|Mar record low C = 16.0
|Apr record low C = 19.0
|May record low C = 19.4
|Jun record low C = 20.0
|Jul record low C = 19.3
|Aug record low C = 19.1
|Sep record low C = 20.6
|Oct record low C = 20.6
|Nov record low C = 18.0
|Dec record low C = 17.4
|year record low C = 16.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 68.1
|Feb rain mm = 41.7
|Mar rain mm = 38.9
|Apr rain mm = 58.1
|May rain mm = 74.1
|Jun rain mm = 101.2
|Jul rain mm = 121.5
|Aug rain mm = 150.6
|Sep rain mm = 162.6
|Oct rain mm = 179.6
|Nov rain mm = 172.6
|Dec rain mm = 91.0
|year rain mm = 
|Jan rain days = 11
|Feb rain days = 9
|Mar rain days = 8
|Apr rain days = 8
|May rain days = 8
|Jun rain days = 11
|Jul rain days = 15
|Aug rain days = 16
|Sep rain days = 13
|Oct rain days = 15
|Nov rain days = 14
|Dec rain days = 11
|year rain days = 
|Jan humidity = 77
|Feb humidity = 76
|Mar humidity = 75
|Apr humidity = 76
|May humidity = 77
|Jun humidity = 79
|Jul humidity = 80
|Aug humidity = 81
|Sep humidity = 81
|Oct humidity = 82
|Nov humidity = 82
|Dec humidity = 78
|year humidity = 
|Jan sun = 263.5
|Feb sun = 248.6
|Mar sun = 272.8
|Apr sun = 261.0
|May sun = 263.5
|Jun sun = 225.0
|Jul sun = 251.1
|Aug sun = 260.4
|Sep sun = 234.0
|Oct sun = 238.7
|Nov sun = 228.0
|Dec sun = 254.2
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 8.5
|Febd sun = 8.8
|Mard sun = 8.8
|Aprd sun = 8.7
|Mayd sun = 8.5
|Jund sun = 7.5
|Juld sun = 8.1
|Augd sun = 8.4
|Sepd sun = 7.8
|Octd sun = 7.7
|Novd sun = 7.6
|Decd sun = 8.2
|yeard sun =
|source 1 = Barbados Meteorological Services<ref name=BMS>{{cite web
| url = http://www.barbadosweather.org/barbados-weather-climate-data.php
| title = Barbados Weather Climate Data
| publisher = Barbados Meteorological Services
| access-date = 6 January 2022
| archive-date = 26 December 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121226031058/http://www.barbadosweather.org/barbados-weather-climate-data.php
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
|source 2 = Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<ref name = meteoclimat>
{{cite web 
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1505
| title = Station Grantley
| publisher = Meteo Climat 
| language = fr 
| access-date = 6 November 2016}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}