When to go · Basseterre
Basseterre in December
Great month. Dry season begins; festive and busy from mid-month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28° / 23°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- High
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Prices
- High
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
Verdict
Dry season begins; festive and busy from mid-month.
Weather in December
- BasseterreHighs around 28 °C, lows around 23 °C, rain on about 16 days
- St Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis · Basseterre, Frigate Bay, south-east peninsula, Brimstone Hillbest weather
Volcanic island with a rainforest core around Mt Liamuiga; coasts 25–31 °C and breezy.
Dec–Apr season
Dry season, the most popular and most expensive months; cruise-ship traffic peaks.
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.
Sugar Mas (Carnival)
Mid-December to early January · Basseterre streets
Parades, costume bands (masquerade/mas troupes) and street parties in the historic core; book accommodation well ahead.
Sugar Mas carnival
Late Dec–early Jan
Parades in Basseterre; book early.
Cruise ship days
Nov–Apr (most days)
Bay Road and The Circus are crowded from mid-morning.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · Saint Kitts and Nevis
Peak prices.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- High
- Prices · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- High
Saint Kitts and Nevis overall: Sugar Mas carnival from late December; peak prices.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast