Guadeloupe in August

Fête des Cuisinières in Pointe-à-Pitre (check date); storm risk rising.

• Grande-Terre and the outer islands · Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Saint-François, Marie-Galante, Les Saintesstorm or typhoon risk

  Flat limestone islands: sunnier and drier, with a dry season (carême) January–May. Sargassum hits south- and east-facing beaches mainly March–September.

• Basse-Terre highlands and west coast · La Soufrière, national park, Deshaies, Bouillantestorm or typhoon risk

  The mountains catch heavy rain all year; La Soufrière's summit is often in cloud. The Caribbean coast (Côte sous le vent) is calmer and drier.

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.

• Fête des Cuisinières

  August (check)

  Cooks' parade in Creole dress and a feast in Pointe-à-Pitre.

• Assumption

  15 Aug

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Guadeloupe

Medium

Prices · Guadeloupe

Medium

• 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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• Grande-Terre and the outer islands

  Flat limestone islands: sunnier and drier, with a dry season (carême) January–May. Sargassum hits south- and east-facing beaches mainly March–September.

• Basse-Terre highlands and west coast

  The mountains catch heavy rain all year; La Soufrière's summit is often in cloud. The Caribbean coast (Côte sous le vent) is calmer and drier.

• Pointe-à-Pitre

  Peak hurricane risk and heat.