Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) weather in October
October in Pointe-à-Pitre: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 25 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#12 of 12 months in Pointe-à-Pitre · #438 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 83/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 26°C
- Wet days
- 25
- Sun
- 10.3 h
- Humidity
- 81%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on Pointe-à-Pitre in October
Notes from nearby Little Bay (95 km away)
Pointe-à-Pitre doesn't have its own notes for October yet — these are about Little Bay, close enough to share the season.
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.
Other months in Pointe-à-Pitre
Regulars are specific hurricane season officially opens on June 1st here, though the actual cyclone risk stays close to zero through June, July and August, real storm risk instead concentrated later, mostly August through October. Our row backs that hot, genuinely wet read, 28.8C reading as a hot 33C, over 25.9C nights feeling 29C, with a substantial 63.9mm of rain across 20.3 days and humidity at 78 percent. Regulars are consistent most of the actual rain falls in the higher inland regions and in short spurts rather than settling in, up to 8 hours of sunshine still typical on many days despite the official rainy-season label. This remains genuinely one of the hottest, most humid months of the year regardless of the calm storm outlook. The sea sits at a bath-warm 28.9C. The record: 11.6 hours of sun, a 21.1 kph wind and AQI 44.
Regulars describe this as the start of the rainy season, but genuinely mild compared with what summer brings, and are specific that rain here varies dramatically by location within a short drive - the volcano and interior mountains can see near-constant rain while the coast enjoys a sunny afternoon at the same time. Our row backs a real, building wetness for the flatter coastal area this reading covers, 71.8mm of rain across a striking 19.5 days, alongside warm, humid conditions, 27.5C reading as a hot 31C at 77 percent humidity, over 24.4C nights. The sea holds a warm 26.9C. The record: 11.6 hours of sun, an 18.6 kph wind and one of the cleanest air readings in this project, AQI 36.
Regulars name February the driest month of the Guadeloupe year, putting it at about two inches of rain and well clear of the wet season that runs June to December. Our row agrees on the total - 53.3mm, which is those two inches almost exactly - and then appears to contradict it with 17.6 precipitation days. Both are right. Fifty millimetres spread over seventeen days is three millimetres a day, which is a passing shower rather than weather, and the column counts any day with a trace. The month to picture is bright with brief interruptions, not damp. Days sit at 26.5C over 23.8C nights, reading as 29C, with a 21.3 kph trade wind through them. The record: 10.7 hours of sun, a 26.2C sea and AQI 36.
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.
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Pointe-à-Pitre climate normals — October
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Pointe-à-Pitre in October
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.
Quietone of its worst months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Pointe-à-Pitre'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 weatherPointe-à-Pitre's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Pointe-à-Pitre in October
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Hazard
Hivernage and hurricane season
1 Jun – 30 NovThe wet half of the year is hivernage and the storm risk sits inside it, worst from mid-August to early October. Maria passed close in 2017 and the airport is the island's single point of failure. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Pointe-à-Pitre — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Pointe-à-Pitre?
Pointe-à-Pitre in October — FAQ
- Is October a good time to visit Pointe-à-Pitre?
- October in Pointe-à-Pitre: sweltering, rainy, with clean air — fine if you can take 25 rainy days. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Pointe-à-Pitre on SeasonMap's comfort score (83/100).
- What is the weather like in Pointe-à-Pitre in October?
- In October, Pointe-à-Pitre averages a daily high of 28.7°C and a low of 26°C, with about 132.7 mm of rain over roughly 25.1 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Pointe-à-Pitre in October?
- Pointe-à-Pitre has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 33 in October.
Within 300 km: Philipsburg's Sea turtle nesting around 1 Apr – 30 Nov, and Castries' Jounen Kweyol on 25 Oct.