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Grenada in August

Mixed month. Spicemas (J'ouvert and Pageant Monday–Tuesday, mid-August — check); Carriacou Regatta.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
High
Grenada
Prices
High
Grenada

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Grenada

Spicemas (J'ouvert and Pageant Monday–Tuesday, mid-August — check); Carriacou Regatta.

Is another month better than August?

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

  • Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique · 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.

  • St George's31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 22 rain days
  • Grand Anse29 °C (84 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sauteurs32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 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.

  • Emancipation Day

    First Monday of Aug

    Public holiday.

  • Spicemas big impact

    Mid-Aug (check)

    J'ouvert with jab jabs in oil, pageant and road march; St George's jams.

  • Carriacou Regatta

    Early Aug (check)

    Wooden sloop races.

  • Spicemas carnival check

    Early to mid August (check) · St George's

    Parades, mas bands and street parties; roads close and hotels fill.

  • Hurricane season

    June–November · St George's

    Storms can cancel flights and ferries; buy flexible fares.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Grenada
High
Prices · Grenada
High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Grenada, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Aug: Mixed

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    Jan: High

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    Jan: High

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 5

    Jan: 2

August: Spicemas (J'ouvert and Pageant Monday–Tuesday, mid-August — check); Carriacou Regatta.

January: Dry and breezy; sailing season.

Grenada: 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

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Where to go in August

Better another month

  • Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique

    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.

  • St George's

    Hurricane season; Spicemas carnival fills hotels in August.