Været i The Valley (Anguilla) i april

St. Maarten's forum rates April as the start of the best value window — room rates dropping as high season ends, weather still reliably dry and sunny. Regulars' one recurring reassurance: online forecasts for the island look worse than reality most days, it's small enough that a nearby storm system rarely actually reaches shore.

Anguilla's forum doesn't hide that September sits in peak hurricane season - hot, humid days with a real chance of passing showers or a grey, rainy stretch, and many hotels and higher-end restaurants close for the season regardless of the day-to-day forecast. That said, several posters put the odds of a clear, sunny day at roughly 80%, and one traveler's late-September week was described as brilliantly clear and hot throughout. The trade-off that comes up again and again: genuinely quiet beaches and warm, calm water in exchange for accepting real storm risk and limited services.

Forum posters consistently name March as one of the most desirable months weather-wise - hot but rarely humid, with little rain and noticeably lower mosquito and no-see-um activity thanks to steadier wind. That same wind can be strong enough to rough up the surf at popular spots like Meads Bay, though posters note calmer alternatives sit just a 5-15 minute drive away among the island's roughly three dozen beaches. Crowds run lighter than the December-February peak while restaurants and activities (stand-up paddleboarding, tennis, golf, nature tours) stay fully open, making March a popular pick for travelers escaping northern winters without the highest-season prices or crowds.