When to go · Basseterre
Basseterre in June
Mixed month. Hurricane season starts; heavy showers.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 30° / 25°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
Verdict
Hurricane season starts; heavy showers.
Weather in June
- BasseterreHighs around 30 °C, lows around 25 °C, rain on about 13 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.
St Kitts Music Festival check
Late June (check) · Warner Park and venues around Basseterre
Hotels fill; a highlight week for the island's live-music calendar.
Atlantic hurricane season
June to the end of November, peak August–October · Islandwide
Storms can disrupt flights, ferries and the Nevis crossing; travel insurance with storm cover matters most in this window.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Medium
- Prices · Saint Kitts and Nevis overall
- Medium
Saint Kitts and Nevis overall: St Kitts Music Festival (late June, check).
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast