The Bottom (Mount Scenery) weather by month
The best time to visit The Bottom (Mount Scenery) is January to March — 91/100 in March, 24°C and 7 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, December to June (89/100 on average).
The worst month is October at 81/100 — hot, rainy, clean air. See October →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Best season: December to June (89/100 on average) · worst October (81/100)
- Days
- 24°C
- Nights
- 23°C
- Wet days
- 7
- Sun
- 11.1 h
- Humidity
- 76%
- Daylight
- 12 h

The Bottom, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip The Bottom is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in The Bottom through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in The Bottom in March
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.
Quiettravelers describe it as quiet, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
Sourced from traveler notes: “…from late February into mid-March described it as a lovely, uncrowded island with friendly locals. Posters flag that conditions v…” — Tripadvisor community
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on The Bottom
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe Saba's winter months as bringing cooler land and sea temperatures, though nothing genuinely uncomfortable - a light sweater for cool evenings is the extent of what's needed. Posters consistently credit Mt. Scenery for creating a natural draft up the island's slopes that keeps conditions noticeably less hot and sticky than surrounding Caribbean islands. One visitor who spent two weeks here from late February into mid-March described it as a lovely, uncrowded island with friendly locals. Posters flag that conditions vary meaningfully by elevation - Windwardside, roughly halfway up the mountain, stays pleasantly cool during the day and can call for a cardigan at night essentially year-round, a real consideration for anyone choosing where to stay.
Saba's forum is upfront that September sits in the heart of Atlantic hurricane season, and posters specifically recommend trip insurance for anyone traveling this month. That said, several regulars pointed out that Saba's small size actually works in visitors' favor - a storm has to track almost directly over the island to have much effect, and most years pass without any real disruption. Day-to-day, posters described the weather as remarkably consistent year-round rather than dramatically different in September versus any other month; the elevated storm risk is the real seasonal factor, not the daily forecast.
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