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Saint Lucia, month by month

The best months for Saint Lucia: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May. Months to avoid: Sep.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatDry season starting; peak prices.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): best weather · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: fine · Castries: 29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 16 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryGreatIndependence on 22 February; dry trails.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): best weather · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: best weather · Castries: 29 °C (84 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  3. MarchGreatDriest month; best for Gros Piton.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): best weather · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: best weather · Castries: 30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
  4. AprilGreatEaster; calm seas.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): best weather · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: best weather · Castries: 30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  5. MayGreatSaint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival (check); shoulder prices.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): best weather · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: fine · Castries: 31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGoodShowers return; hurricane season opens.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): fine · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: rainy · Castries: 31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyMixedCarnival mid-July; wet and humid.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): rainy · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: rainy · Castries: 31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 21 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  8. AugustMixedHurricane risk rising; La Rose flower festival 30 August.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): storm or typhoon risk · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: storm or typhoon risk · Castries: 31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 21 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  9. SeptemberAvoidPeak storm risk; some hotels close.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): storm or typhoon risk · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: storm or typhoon risk · Castries: 31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 19 rain daysCrowds: Low
  10. OctoberMixedJounen Kwéyòl late in the month; still rainy.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): storm or typhoon risk · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: storm or typhoon risk · Castries: 31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
  11. NovemberMixedARC transatlantic rally arrives at Rodney Bay late Nov–Dec (check).North (Rodney Bay, Castries): rainy · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: rainy · Castries: 30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 21 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  12. DecemberGoodNational Day 13 December; Christmas peak.North (Rodney Bay, Castries): fine · Soufrière, the Pitons and the interior: rainy · Castries: 29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 18 rain daysCrowds: High · 5 festivals or holidays

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Jan: Great

    Feb: Great

  • Crowds

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Prices

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 2

    Feb: 2

January: Dry season starting; peak prices.

February: Independence on 22 February; dry trails.

Saint Lucia: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
North (Rodney Bay, Castries)Gros Islet, Rodney Bay, Castries, Marigot BayBestBestBestBestBestOKWetStormStormStormWetOK
Soufrière, the Pitons and the interiorSoufrière, Edmund Forest, QualibouOKBestBestBestOKWetWetStormStormStormWetWet