When to go · Basseterre
Basseterre in August
Avoid month. Peak hurricane risk; many businesses on short hours.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31° / 25°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 17
- Crowds
- Medium
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Prices
- Low
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Basseterre
Peak hurricane risk; many businesses on short hours.
Weather in August
- BasseterreHighs around 31 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 17 days
- St Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis · Basseterre, Frigate Bay, south-east peninsula, Brimstone Hillstorm or typhoon risk
Volcanic island with a rainforest core around Mt Liamuiga; coasts 25–31 °C and breezy.
May–Nov season
Wetter, hotter, and inside the Atlantic hurricane season (Jun–Nov); cheaper, quieter, and riskier for fixed dates.
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.
Culturama (Nevis) and Emancipation Day big impact
Late Jul – early Aug · Saint Kitts and Nevis
Nevis festival; ferries busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Medium
- Prices · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Low
Saint Kitts and Nevis overall: Culturama and Emancipation early August; rising hurricane risk.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries