When to go · Basseterre
Basseterre in July
Mixed month. Hot, humid and stormy; storms can cancel ferries and small flights.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 31° / 25°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
Verdict
Hot, humid and stormy; storms can cancel ferries and small flights.
Weather in July
- BasseterreHighs around 31 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 16 days
- St Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis · Basseterre, Frigate Bay, south-east peninsula, Brimstone Hillfine
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
- Medium
Saint Kitts and Nevis overall: Culturama on Nevis builds; storm risk begins.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast