Pointe-à-Pitre in August

Peak hurricane risk and heat.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry and busy; Christmas prices.
• JanuaryGreatDry season; carnival season starts.
• FebruaryGreatCarnival parades; roads close on parade days.
• MarchGreatDry and warm; mid-Lent carnival day.

• Pointe-à-PitreHighs around 32 °C (90 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 17 daysHighs around 90 °F (32 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 17 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.

• Fête des Cuisinières check

  Second Saturday of August (check) · Cathedral and centre

  Cooks' parade and mass; crowds.

• Hurricane season

  1 June–30 November · Island-wide

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

• Tour de la Guadeloupe (cycling)

  Late July–early Aug (check)

  Road closures across the island on stage days.

Crowds · Guadeloupe overall

Medium

Prices · Guadeloupe overall

Medium

Guadeloupe overall: Fête des Cuisinières in Pointe-à-Pitre (check date); storm risk rising.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Pointe-à-Pitre, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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