Grenada in August

Spicemas (J'ouvert and Pageant Monday–Tuesday, mid-August — check); Carriacou Regatta.

• Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique · Grand Anse, St George's, Grand Etang, Hillsboroughstorm or typhoon risk

  Dry season January–May with trade winds; wet season June–December. Once thought to be south of the belt, Grenada was hit by Ivan (2004) and Beryl struck Carriacou in 2024. The interior around Grand Etang is much wetter than the coast.

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.

• Emancipation Day

  First Monday of Aug

  Public holiday.

• Spicemas big impact

  Mid-Aug (check)

  J'ouvert with jab jabs in oil, pageant and road march; St George's jams.

• Carriacou Regatta

  Early Aug (check)

  Wooden sloop races.

Crowds · Grenada

High

Prices · Grenada

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique

  Dry season January–May with trade winds; wet season June–December. Once thought to be south of the belt, Grenada was hit by Ivan (2004) and Beryl struck Carriacou in 2024. The interior around Grand Etang is much wetter than the coast.

• St George's

  Hurricane season; Spicemas carnival fills hotels in August.