When to go · Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda in April
Great month. Easter and the start of Sailing Week (late Apr, check).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- High
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Prices
- High
- Antigua and Barbuda
Verdict
Easter and the start of Sailing Week (late Apr, check).
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Antigua and Barbuda in this guide.
Weather in April
- Antigua · St John's, Dickenson Bay, Jolly Harbour, English Harbourbest weather
One of the drier Eastern Caribbean islands: low hills, 25–31 °C (77–88 °F), steady trade winds; droughts are common.One of the drier Eastern Caribbean islands: low hills, 77–88 °F (25–31 °C), steady trade winds; droughts are common.
- Barbuda · Codrington, the lagoon, west-coast beachesbest weather
Flat and dry; Irma's eye crossed it directly in 2017.
- St John's29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 8 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 8 rain days
- English Harbour32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 7 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 7 rain days
- Falmouth30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 5 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 5 rain days
- Saint John's32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 6 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 6 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Good Friday and Easter Monday
Mar–Apr (varies)
Closures; busy hotels.
Antigua Sailing Week big impact
Late Apr – early May (check)
English Harbour full; prices up.
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta check
Mid-April (check) · St John's
The south-coast harbours fill; rooms and roads are busier.
Sailing Week
Late Apr to early May · St John's
South-coast crowds; rooms sell out.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Antigua and Barbuda
- High
- Prices · Antigua and Barbuda
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Antigua and Barbuda, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
Jan: Great
Crowds
Apr: High
Jan: High
Prices
Apr: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Apr: 4
Jan: 1
April: Easter and the start of Sailing Week (late Apr, check).
January: Dry, breezy peak season.
Antigua and Barbuda: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in April
Rated best or good this month
Antigua
Best weather of the year (St John's, Dickenson Bay, Jolly Harbour, English Harbour)
Barbuda
Best weather of the year (Codrington, the lagoon, west-coast beaches)
Dry; Sailing Week starts late April on the south coast.
Best months: Dec–May
Best months: Dec–May
Best months: Dec–May