SeasonMapWhat's on in Basseterre (Saint Kitts), Saint Kitts and Nevis through the year
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis has 5 curated events through the year — 2 festivals, 2 seasons and 1 hazard season. The ones to plan around: Sugar Mas (December) and St Kitts Music Festival (June). December to April are its peak-crowd months.
Updated September 2026 · every event curated and sourced · dates for 2026 where they are announced, the usual window where they are not
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Basseterre (Saint Kitts) events and crowds by month
| Month | What starts | Crowds |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | Peak crowds |
| February | — | Peak crowds |
| March | — | Peak crowds |
| April | — | Peak crowds |
| May | — | Shoulder season |
| June | Hurricane season, St Kitts Music Festival | Busy |
| July | — | Shoulder season |
| August | — | Shoulder season |
| September | — | Quiet |
| October | — | Quiet |
| November | Cruise season | Busy |
| December | Dry season and winter peak, Sugar Mas | Peak crowds |
January in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in January →Peak crowds — Cruise season, Dry season and winter peak
Nothing new starts in January.
Still on: Cruise season (1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)), Dry season and winter peak (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually)), Sugar Mas (11 Dec – 2 Jan)
February in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in February →Peak crowds — Cruise season, Dry season and winter peak
Nothing new starts in February.
Still on: Cruise season (1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)), Dry season and winter peak (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))
March in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in March →Peak crowds — Cruise season, Dry season and winter peak
Nothing new starts in March.
Still on: Cruise season (1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)), Dry season and winter peak (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))
April in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in April →Peak crowds — Cruise season, Dry season and winter peak
Nothing new starts in April.
Still on: Cruise season (1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually)), Dry season and winter peak (1 Dec – 15 Apr (usually))
May in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in May →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in May.
June in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in June →Busy — St Kitts Music Festival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it
- Hazard
Hurricane season
1 Jun – 30 NovGeorges took roofs off Basseterre in 1998 and the island rebuilt to suit. Most seasons pass without a landfall here, and rates from August price the odds rather than the weather. Source ↗
- Festival
St Kitts Music Festival
25–27 JunMajor festivalCrowdedBook earlyThree nights at Warner Park, ten minutes' walk from the cruise pier, on a bill that puts soca and reggae next to American R&B names. Rooms in Frigate Bay go months ahead of it. Source ↗
July in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in July →Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in July.
Still on: Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
August in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in August →Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in August.
Still on: Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
September in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in September →Quiet — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather
Nothing new starts in September.
Still on: Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
October in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in October →Quiet — one of its worst months for weather
Nothing new starts in October.
Still on: Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
November in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in November →Busy — Cruise season
- Season
Cruise season
1 Nov – 30 Apr · usuallyCrowdedPort Zante takes several ships at once, and on a heavy day the few streets behind the Circus and the Brimstone Hill tours belong to them from nine until four. Evenings hand the town back.
Still on: Hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov)
December in Basseterre (Saint Kitts)
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) weather in December →Peak crowds — Cruise season, Dry season and winter peak
- Season
Dry season and winter peak
1 Dec – 15 Apr · usuallyWinter-sun seasonCrowdedBook earlyThe drier half of the year and the one the hotels price for. The beach bars on the south-east peninsula run full, and the ferry across to Nevis fills at weekends.
- Festival
Sugar Mas
11 Dec – 2 JanCarnivalCrowdedBook earlySt Kitts holds its carnival over Christmas rather than before Lent: three weeks of calypso tents and pageants in Basseterre, J'ouvert before dawn on Boxing Day, the Grand Parade on New Year's Day and Last Lap on the second. Source ↗
Still on: Cruise season (1 Nov – 30 Apr (usually))