When to go · Grand Anse
Grand Anse in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (rainy season, beach erosion).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C) / 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- High
- Grenada overall
- Prices
- High
- Grenada overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (rainy season, beach erosion).
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- Grand AnseHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 26 °C (79 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 79 °F (26 °C), rain on about 12 days
- Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, Grenada · Grand Anse, St George's, Grand Etang, Hillsboroughstorm or typhoon risk
Dry season January–May with trade winds; wet season June–December. Once thought to be south of the belt, Grenada was hit by Ivan (2004) and Beryl struck Carriacou in 2024. The interior around Grand Etang is much wetter than the coast.
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.
Spicemas big impact
Mid-Aug (check) · Grenada
J'ouvert with jab jabs in oil, pageant and road march; St George's jams.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Grenada overall
- High
- Prices · Grenada overall
- High
Grenada overall: Spicemas (J'ouvert and Pageant Monday–Tuesday, mid-August — check); Carriacou Regatta.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Grand Anse, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 29 °C (84 °F)84 °F (29 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Aug: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 12
Jan: 10 (better)
Crowds
Aug: High
Jan: High
Prices
Aug: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jan: 0
August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Oct (rainy season, beach erosion).
January: Inside Grand Anse's best window: Jan–May.
Grand Anse: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries