Guadeloupe in November

Route du Rhum arrivals in Pointe-à-Pitre in race years (2026 — check); rains ease late.

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatChanté Nwel and Christmas peak.
• JanuaryGreatDry; Carnival Sundays begin in towns.
• FebruaryGreatCarnival climax and Vaval burned on Ash Wednesday (10 Feb 2027 — check).
• MarchGreatDry and sunny; Mi-Carême parade mid-Lent.

• Grande-Terre and the outer islands · Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Saint-François, Marie-Galante, Les Saintesrainy

  Flat limestone islands: sunnier and drier, with a dry season (carême) January–May. Sargassum hits south- and east-facing beaches mainly March–September.

• Basse-Terre highlands and west coast · La Soufrière, national park, Deshaies, Bouillanterainy

  The mountains catch heavy rain all year; La Soufrière's summit is often in cloud. The Caribbean coast (Côte sous le vent) is calmer and drier.

• Pointe-à-Pitre30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 17 rain days

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.

• All Saints

  1–2 Nov

  Candlelit cemeteries (Morne-à-l'Eau is famous).

• Hurricane season

  1 June–30 November · Pointe-à-Pitre

  Tropical-storm alerts; ferries, flights and hotels can cancel.

• Route du Rhum finish (2026, check) check

  Mid-November in race years · Pointe-à-Pitre

  Crowds and higher prices for about two weeks.

• All Saints and All Souls

  Nov 1 and Nov 2 · Pointe-à-Pitre

  Cemetery visits with candles; a quiet, solemn holiday.

Crowds · Guadeloupe

Medium

Prices · Guadeloupe

Medium

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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