When to go · Oranjestad
Oranjestad in September
Avoid month. Peak hurricane risk.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Sint Eustatius overall
- Prices
- Low
- Sint Eustatius overall
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Oranjestad
Peak hurricane risk.
Weather in September
- Whole island, Sint Eustatius · Oranjestad, The Quill, Bovenstorm or typhoon risk
Warm year-round (27–31 °C), trade winds; drier December–May; hurricanes mainly August–October (Irma and Maria both hit in 2017).
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.
Hurricane season
Jun–Nov (peak Aug–Oct)
Storms can close the airport and port for days.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Sint Eustatius overall
- Low
- Prices · Sint Eustatius overall
- Low
Sint Eustatius overall: Peak hurricane month; some dive shops close for maintenance.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries