huricane season in the caribbean?

[wakeywhite]

Is the huricane season june to november? And if it is is there anywhere huricane safe in the caribbean during these months.? thanks in advance

[nickmo]

June - Nov are given as the general period for hurricanes. Some info on 2005 seasons landfalls here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Atlantic_hur ricane_season_statistics which demonstrates that '05 affected the north of the Caribbean more than the southerly island groups. But '06 may be different . . .

This northern and western problem is generally the case anyway as the storms move right to left towards the US / Mexico coast. No specific place in the Caribbean is immune to hurricanes though.

If you are worried, consider the further south such as Trindad / Tobago, or Curacao, Bonaire, etc - but some of these islands are quite arid and not as 'green' as those further north.

The other option is to go east - as the storms begin in the east, they have less energy as hurricanes gain strength as they travel over warm water, so if you look at Guadaloupe, Barbados or Dominica for example these will be less prone to substantial damage - but can still be affected .

[qapmoc]

Maybe you should think of it in a different way, you go abroad to experience people and places you will never see if you stay at home - well just consider getting hit by a hurricane as one of the experiences you won't get at home!!
Anyway if you stay in a good hotel in a hurricane area they will be fully set up to ignore the effects of the storm and usually lay on extra entertainments to keep the visitors happy - It is almost always the cheapo hotels and houses of poorer people which get damaged by a hurricane, well constructed buildings will not be affected by a storm.