Q: We're going to Christ Church, Barbados for our honeymoon September 12th-19th and want to book a catamaran/scuba tour. Should we book the morning/mid-day tour from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm or the evening tour from 3 pm to 7 pm? What time of day is the worst for the rain?
A: Like anywhere, it can rain any time of day and as the island is so small the weather news is not great at predicting showers, which tend to be heavy but short. September is the end of Hurricane Season (although Barbados is very rarely hit by a serious hurricane, they tend to sweep north or south of the island. A catamaran and scuba tour is unlikely to be seriously affected by rain, and it is pretty hot even when raining. Bear in mind the sun sets around 6-6:30pm all year, so if you want to see the sunset the later tour would be best. It is extremely hot between 12-1pm so if you take the early tour be sure to put on lots of sunblock and take a hat and shades. Enjoy you honeymoon!