The Turks and Caicos Islands enjoy a tropical marine climate, with trade winds ensuring that the islands maintain a comfortable warm temperature, which varies little between winter and summer. Between June and October the temperature hovers between 85°F and 90°F (29°C to 32°C), dropping only a few degrees in the winter months. The water is almost as warm as the air. The westerly islands enjoy high annual rainfall, and hurricanes are possible between June and October, but on average the islands have 350 days of sunshine a year.
