Best time to visit the Lesser Antilles

The best time to visit the Lesser Antilles is January, March and April, judged across 21 places; September is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Latin America & the Caribbean · 21 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

The Lesser Antilles month by month

MonthSeasonWhyBest places
Januaryin seasonwinter-sun season · 28°C highs · 10 h sunBasseterre, Castries, Charlotte Amalie
Februarygoodwinter-sun season · 29°C highs · 11 h sunCastries, Bridgetown, Fort-de-France
Marchin seasonwinter-sun season · dry season · 29°C highsCastries, Basseterre, Marigot
Aprilin seasonwinter-sun season · 29°C highs · 11 h sunCastries, Charlotte Amalie, Fort-de-France
Maygood30°C highs · 12 h sunCastries, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre
Junegood31°C highs · 12 h sunGustavia, Pointe-à-Pitre, St. John's
JulygoodCarnival · 31°C highs · 12 h sunCastries, Gustavia, Pointe-à-Pitre
AugustgoodCarnival · 31°C highs · 11 h sunCastries, Fort-de-France, Gustavia
Septembergood31°C highs · 11 h sunCastries, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre
Octobergood31°C highs · 10 h sunCastries, Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France
Novembergood30°C highs · 10 h sunCastries, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre
Decembergoodwinter-sun season · 29°C highs · 10 h sunCastries, Sint Eustatius, St. John's

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 21 places in the Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles — FAQ

When is the best time to visit the Lesser Antilles?
January, March and April. In January: winter-sun season · 28°C highs · 10 h sun.
When is the low season in the Lesser Antilles?
The Lesser Antilles has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; September is the weakest (31°C highs · 11 h sun).
Which months are in season in the Lesser Antilles?
January, March and April — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.