When to go · Basseterre
Basseterre in August
Avoid month. Peak hurricane risk; many businesses on short hours.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 17
- Crowds
- Medium
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Prices
- Low
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
Verdict
Peak hurricane risk; many businesses on short hours.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- BasseterreHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 17 days
- St Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis · Basseterre, Frigate Bay, south-east peninsula, Brimstone Hillstorm or typhoon risk
Volcanic island with a rainforest core around Mt Liamuiga; coasts 25–31 °C (77–88 °F) and breezy.Volcanic island with a rainforest core around Mt Liamuiga; coasts 77–88 °F (25–31 °C) and breezy.
May–Nov season
Wetter, hotter, and inside the Atlantic hurricane season (Jun–Nov); cheaper, quieter, and riskier for fixed dates.
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.
Culturama (Nevis) and Emancipation Day big impact
Late Jul – early Aug · Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nevis festival; ferries busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Medium
- Prices · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Low
Saint Kitts and Nevis overall: Culturama and Emancipation early August; rising hurricane risk.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Basseterre, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Aug: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 17
Jan: 15 (better)
Crowds
Aug: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Aug: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jan: 4
August: Peak hurricane risk; many businesses on short hours.
January: Dry season, warm and breezy; busiest and dearest.
Basseterre: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries