Little Bay (Plymouth) weather in January

January in Little Bay: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Little Bay Montserrat · Lesser Antilles · Island88
  1. 88Jan
  2. 88Feb
  3. 90Mar
  4. 89Apr
  5. 88May
  6. 87Jun
  7. 84Jul
  8. 83Aug
  9. 79Sep
  10. 82Oct
  11. 83Nov
  12. 87Dec

#3 of 12 months in Little Bay · #226 of 1413 destinations to visit in January · comfort 88/100 (tier A)

Days
28°C
Nights
25°C
Wet days
12
Sun
10.5 h
Humidity
74%
Daylight
11 h
Little Bay, Montserrat
Photo: Patrick Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0

Traveller notes on Little Bay in January

Notes from nearby Pointe-à-Pitre (95 km away)

Little Bay doesn't have its own notes for January yet — these are about Pointe-à-Pitre, close enough to share the season.

December and January are the months regulars call perfect for Guadeloupe, with November to March or April the wider good run, and our row agrees more quietly than it looks: 18.6 precipitation days sound alarming until you see the 51.3mm spread across them, under three millimetres a day. The row is also unusually flat - 26.5C by day over 24.1C at night, barely two degrees apart. The honest part concerns the town itself. Regulars are blunt that Pointe-a-Pitre is a working city rather than a resort, worth passing through quickly except for the Memorial ACTe, and that the beaches and hotels are at Gosier a short ride away. A hire car is treated as essential. The record: humidity 77 percent, 10.5 hours of sun, a 26.7C sea and AQI 35.
StayInGosierNotHere · January · 1 month ago · about Pointe-à-Pitre · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Little Bay

There isn't much Little Bay-specific forum detail, but Montserrat's general climate data shared on the forum shows the island stays wet essentially year-round, with July through November running noticeably wetter than the rest of the year - October sits right in that stretch. Rain here tends to arrive as a downpour or thunderstorm rather than a grey, all-day drizzle, and posters noted it doesn't cut into sunshine hours as much as a longer, steadier rain would. October also falls within the higher-risk window for an Atlantic storm, roughly August through October, so it's worth tracking the tropics alongside the day-to-day forecast.
MontserratRegular · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe April as a great time to visit Montserrat, with temperatures commonly around 80F give or take a few degrees - warm enough that sweaters aren't needed, though pools can still feel a touch chilly even as the ocean itself feels great. Posters describe Little Bay's waters specifically as fairly calm despite Montserrat's broader reputation for strong sea currents elsewhere around the island, with good snorkeling accessible right from the beach. Posters generally rate Little Bay Beach as a pleasant, easy stretch of sand for a relaxed swim, framing April as comfortably warm without the more intense heat of peak summer.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Little Bay climate normals — January

Daytime high28°C / 82°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low25°C / 76°F
Feels like (high)29°C / 84°F
Sea temperature27°C / 80°F😎 warm sea
Rainfall32 mm / 1.3 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days12 days
Humidity74%💧 humid
Dew point23°C / 73°F
Sunshine10.5 h/day
Daylight11.3 h
Wind31 km/h / 19 mph
Air quality (US AQI)41🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Little Bay in January

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyMontserrat Festival, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Little Bay's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherLittle Bay's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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What's on in Little Bay in January

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Festival

    Montserrat Festival

    15 Dec – 1 JanCarnivalCrowded

    The island's carnival runs across Christmas and finishes on New Year's Day, so it is both the last and the first in the Caribbean. Calypso, masquerades and steel band, with the diaspora home for it. Source ↗

What's on around the world in January →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Little Bay — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

Where is Little Bay?

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Little Bay in January — FAQ

Is January a good time to visit Little Bay?
January in Little Bay: hot, a little rain, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Little Bay on SeasonMap's comfort score (88/100).
What is the weather like in Little Bay in January?
In January, Little Bay averages a daily high of 28°C and a low of 24.7°C, with about 32 mm of rain over roughly 11.7 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Little Bay in January?
Little Bay has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 41 in January.

Within 300 km: Pointe-à-Pitre's Careme, the dry season around 1 Dec – 30 Apr, and Philipsburg's Cruise ship season around 1 Nov – 30 Apr.