DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

September is one of the best months to travel to the Dominican Republic. With children back in school, resorts and travel attractions are less busy. The weather in September also is less hot than in July and August.

Because September is the peak month for hurricanes, it is also one of the less booked. Many people avoid the Caribbean in September to not have an encounter with a close encounter with a hurricane.

This year has been relatively quiet in the Caribbean, but forecasters expect the second half of the June to November hurricane season to bring many major storms. Forecasters are also warning conditions are such that a storm can go from a tropical depression to a hurricane category in just 24 hours.

It is that hurricanes are fueled by warm water, and the hot temperatures this year are keeping the Caribbean and Atlantic waters very warm.

But those who come should...