På gång i Philipsburg (Sint Maarten), Sint Maarten under året

Mest folk — Cruise ship season, Christmas and New Year peak

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 5 jan)

Mycket folk — Cruise ship season

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

• Festival

  St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

  5–8 marSportevenemangTrångtBoka tidigt

  Four days of racing out of Simpson Bay in the first week of March, and the shore parties pull a bigger crowd than the boats do. Rooms on the Dutch side go months ahead of it. Källa ↗

• Festival

  SXM Festival

  9–17 mar · vanligtvisMusikfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  Five days of open-air electronic music at beach and hilltop sites in the second week of March, running past dawn. It books out the Simpson Bay end of the island months ahead. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, St. Maarten Carnival

• Risk

  Sargassum on the windward coasts

  1 apr – 31 aug · vanligtvisSargassosäsong

  The drift piles up on the Atlantic-facing east and north shores; Great Bay in front of town faces south and usually escapes it. Check which way a beach points before you book a week on it. Källa ↗

• Natur

  Sea turtle nesting

  1 apr – 30 nov · vanligtvis

  Leatherbacks come first in spring, greens and hawksbills through the summer and autumn. Nests on the quieter beaches are staked off, and lights or furniture near one is a fineable business. Källa ↗

• Festival

  St. Maarten Carnival

  10 apr – 5 majTrångtStängningar

  A month of it, not a weekend: the village by the Great Salt Pond opens in April and runs nightly until King Momo is burned in early May. The Grand Parade closes the roads through town for most of a day. Källa ↗

• Helg

  King's Day

  26–27 aprNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  The Dutch side takes 27 April off for the king's birthday, orange included, and it usually lands inside the carnival weeks. Government offices and banks shut; the beach bars do not. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — St. Maarten Carnival

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), St. Maarten Carnival (10 apr – 5 maj)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Risk

  Hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  Six official months, but the risk concentrates between mid-August and mid-October. Irma flattened this island in September 2017 and everyone here still plans around that fortnight; read the airline change policy before you book it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Sargassum on the windward coasts (1 apr – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Lugnt — en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mest folk — Cruise ship season, Sint Maarten Day

• Säsong

  Cruise ship season

  1 nov – 30 apr · vanligtvisKryssningssäsongTrångt

  The Wathey pier takes up to six ships at once and Front Street belongs to them from nine until four. Published call schedules tell you which mornings to be anywhere else; the beach empties again by five. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Sint Maarten Day

  11 novStor festivalStängningar

  Both halves of the island mark the saint's day on 11 November with a parade and a joint ceremony at the border monument. Offices and most shops on the Dutch side close for it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Sea turtle nesting (1 apr – 30 nov (vanligtvis)), Hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Mest folk — Cruise ship season, Christmas and New Year peak

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 5 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  The dearest fortnight of the year on both sides of the island, with the yacht crowd in Simpson Bay and villas quoted at multiples of the spring rate. Restaurant tables need booking days ahead. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Cruise ship season (1 nov – 30 apr (vanligtvis))