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The Cayman Islands are a hot spot for cruise ships, duty-free shopping and even for the weather.
This British territory in the Caribbean sees seven times more cruise visitors than vacationers coming for a longer-term stay.
In addition to shopping, the Cayman Islands are known for attractions such as Stingray City, where visitors can swim in the ocean with a school of friendly sting rays.
But no matter how they get there, visitors will bask in one of the hotter destinations in the Caribbean.
The average maximum monthly temperature for the Cayman Islands is 89.5 degrees Fahrenheit and the average monthly low is 70.1 degrees, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The average high is one of the hottest in the Caribbean, while the average low is one of the coolest.
The islands stay hot year round. The average high temperature dips to only 86 degrees in February and stays 90 or above from May through November.
The average low temperature drops below 70 degress from December through March.
Over the course of the year, about 4.7 inches of rain falls on the Cayman Islands each month, and they have a higher than average number of rain days at 14 days a month. But there are definite wet and dry seasons.
January through April have light rainfall at about 1.7 inches per month. Rainfall suddenly shoots up to 5.5 inches in May and keeps increasing until it reaches more than 8 inches a month in September and October.
Rain falls an average of 20 days in September and 19 days in October, while it rains fewer than 10 days in January through April.
Comfortable temperatures and moderate rainfall make the Cayman Islands most popular with visitors in March, April and May. Heavy rains in September and October make the islands the least popular during those months.
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