Saint Kitts and Nevis in October

Storm risk lingers; many hotels reopen late in the month.

October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatSugar Mas carnival from late December; peak prices.
• JanuaryGreatDry and breezy; Sugar Mas carnival ends early January.
• FebruaryGreatPeak season; cruise ships most days.
• MarchGreatDry; good for Mt Liamuiga and Nevis Peak.

• St Kitts · 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.

• Nevis · Charlestown, Pinney's Beach, Nevis Peakstorm or typhoon risk

  A single volcanic cone; cloud on the peak most afternoons.

• Basseterre30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 18 rain days

Crowds · Saint Kitts and Nevis

Low

Prices · Saint Kitts and Nevis

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Saint Kitts and Nevis, side by side.

• 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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• St Kitts

  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.

• Nevis

  A single volcanic cone; cloud on the peak most afternoons.

• Basseterre

  Peak hurricane risk continues; heavy rain.