Best Time to Visit St. Lucia (Climate Chart and Table)

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On this page, you will find information about the climate and the best time to visit St. Lucia. We created climate tables and charts for the location of Castries. These contain details about temperatures, precipitation and more.

Furthermore, we analyzed all climate data and provide a recommendation about which months are best to visit St. Lucia for your holiday.

Climate Overview

22 °C to 30 °C

27 °C to 29 °C

3.82 – 12.24 in (11 – 20 Days of Rain)

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General & Geography

Table of Contents

1. General & Geography

2. Climate of Saint Lucia

3. Best Time to Travel for St. Lucia: Overview

4. When is the best time to travel on St. Lucia?

5. Climate Chart St. Lucia

5.1 Climate Chart Castries

6. Climate Table St. Lucia

6.1 Climate Table Castries

7. Sights of Saint Lucia

8. Popular Activities

8.1 More Attractions

9. Current Weather and Forecast

10. Caribbean: Regions

11. Share your Experience and Win

St. Lucia (engl.: Saint Lucia) is an island state of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. For a long time the island was under colonial rule of the British crown; it was not until 1966 that Saint Lucia was granted the status of an autonomous state. The country has been an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1979.

The head of state is thus British Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a local governor general. Even today, the official language is English, which makes it very easy for tourists to communicate in St. Lucia.

The area of the Caribbean state is only about 380 square miles, which is home to about 170,000 people. Castries on the northwest coast is the capital of Saint Lucia.

Castries is home to an important port for exports such as bananas, sugar cane, rum, tropical fruits and cocoa as well as George F. L. Charles Airport for intra-Caribbean flights.

Tourists from Europe usually land at the larger Saint Lucia Airport Hewanorra International in the south of the island. This is served by Air Canada, American Airlines and British Airways via London, among others.

The flight time without a stopover is about 9.5 hours. Alternatively, you can also arrive by express ferry or fast catamaran via the neighbouring islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe and Dominica.

Climate of Saint Lucia

St. Lucia has a humid tropical climate with regional differences, mainly due to the large lava fields and mountain ranges in the interior of the island. The generally rather hot climate is cooled somewhat by the northeastern trade wind, so that the temperatures are usually bearable.

The elevations, above all Mount Gimmie with a height of 960 metres and the volcanic mountain cones Gros Piton and Petit Piton, ensure that cloud formations can rain down on Saint Lucia all year round. Nevertheless, a dry season and a rainy season on the island can also be statistically documented:

Especially between June and November, there is significantly increased rainfall on St. Lucia, even if it is usually only a short and heavy tropical shower. This warmer rainy season largely coincides with the hurricane season in the Caribbean and has a noticeably higher humidity level.

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Ko Samui

28 °C

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1.3 in

Maldives

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1.97 in

Punta Cana

26 °C

28 °C

2.13 in

Jamaica

26 °C

28 °C

2.52 in

Curaçao

25 °C

29 °C

1.1 in

Oman

25 °C

28 °C

0.63 in

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25 °C

1.42 in

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29 °C

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Best Time to Visit St. Lucia: Overview

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When is the best time to travel on St. Lucia?

In general, Saint Lucia is suitable for a holiday all year round, with some restrictions, although the rainy season and hurricane season can be quite unsettled. For bathing holidays and outdoor activities such as trekking or water sports, however, the dry season is particularly suitable.

The best time to visit Saint Lucia is therefore from mid-December to mid-May. January, February and March are particularly attractive. However, this is also the absolute high season with correspondingly high prices and visitor numbers on the island.

Attractive discounts will be available from around mid-April onwards in the off-season, and May is generally still a very good time to travel to St Lucia. From the middle of May, however, the beginning of the rainy season is usually clearly noticeable, the humidity rises and strong showers occur on many days.

Climate Chart St. Lucia

Castries

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Source of Data: German Weather Service (Offenbach) and Wikipedia

Climate Table St. Lucia

In the following, you will find the climate table for St. Lucia, containing information about Temperatures, Precipitation, Water Temperatures, and Hours of Sunshine.

Temperatures, Precipitation, Sunshine in Castries (St. Lucia)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day Temperature	28°	28°	28°	29°	30°	30°	30°	30°	30°	30°	29°	28°
Night Temperature	22°	22°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	22°
Water Temperature	27°	27°	27°	27°	28°	28°	28°	29°	29°	29°	28°	28°
Precipitation (inch)	5.2	3.94	3.82	4.45	5.63	7.76	10.83	10.12	10.16	12.24	11.5	6.73
Rainy days	17	12	12	11	15	18	20	19	19	17	18	18
Hours of Sunshine	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8

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Temperatures

The annual average temperature in Castries is 26.1 °C.

For comparison: London 11 °C, NYC 12 °C, LA 17.9 °C

Warmest month: May (27 °C)
Coldest month: January (25 °C)

The maximum water temperature in Castries is 29 °C. You can take a bath at these temperatures.

Months with water temperature of at least 21 °C (adequate for beach vacation):
all months

Precipitation

Overall annual precipitation: 92.36 inch on 196 rainy days

For comparison: London 24.06 in, NYC 41.57 in, LA 12.01 in

Rainy season (months with more than 6.9 in of precipitation): June, July, August, September, October, and November
Overall precipitation in the rainy season: 62.6 in

You cannot expect snow in any month in Castries.

Sunshine

As our climate table shows, January is the sunniest month with an average of 8 hours of sunshine per day. Over the year, there are 7.9 hours of sunshine per day on average. For comparison: London has 4.1, NYC has 7 and LA has 8.9 hours of sunshine per day on average.

Sights of Saint Lucia

The biggest attraction of the Caribbean island St. Lucia is above all its unique natural scenery with breathtaking mountain panoramas, lush rain forests and romantic bathing bays. The landmarks of Saint Lucia are the 800 meter high Twin Pitons near the Jalousie Plantation harbour.

The capital Castries is one of the most beautiful spots of the whole Caribbean, especially the beautiful harbour is always worth a visit. The ruins of the old fort at Morne Fortune offer a breathtaking view. In the city centre itself, many colonial buildings fell victim to a great fire in 1948. The preserved buildings around Derek Walcott Square still provide a good insight.

The Jump Up Street Party in the fishing village Gros Islet takes place every Friday, where local delicacies and a lot of Caribbean joie de vivre await. In Anse La Raye the BBQ night lures on the same day with live music and delicious fish dishes. Also a visit to Marigot Bay should not be missing on a Saint Lucia trip as much as a mud bath in the sulphur springs near Soufrière.

Popular Activities

St. Lucia: Snorkeling Adventure

Tours

35 Reviews

from 75 $ »

Enjoy some of the finest snorkeling in the Caribbean on a 5-hour St. Lucia adventure! Because St. Lucia is volcanic in nature it features spectacular coral reefs, trenches, caverns, and walls and a vast array of spectacularly colorful fish.

From Castries: Full-Day Catamaran Tour of Saint Lucia

Tours

21 Reviews

from 125 $ »

Sail along the west coast of Saint Lucia on this full-day catamaran tour. Departing from Castries, visit Soufrière and Marigot Bay, explore the natural volcanoes and waterfalls, and visit the Morne Coubaril Estate for a Creole buffet lunch.

From Castries: St.Lucia Island Guided Tour

Tours

19 Reviews

from 135 $ »

Tour some of best-known spots in Castries. Along the way, see where local St Lucians go in their down time. In less than 7 hours, explore 6 major stops across the island.

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Current Weather and Forecast

Current Weather in Castries (Station Sans Souci)

scattered clouds, 27.7 °C

Clouds: 40 % Wind: 11 mph O
Air Pressure: 1016 hPa Humidity: 61 %

Last updated: 7th Feb 2023, 06:26 pm

The next days …

8th Feb 2023	9th Feb 2023	10th Feb 2023	11th Feb 2023	12th Feb 2023	13th Feb 2023
24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 25 °C	24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 26 °C
24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 25 °C	24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 26 °C	24 °C to 26 °C
Clouds: 13 %	Clouds: 85 %	Clouds: 100 %	Clouds: 3 %	Clouds: 0 %	Clouds: 15 %
0.05 in of rain	0.12 in of rain	0.12 in of rain	0.08 in of rain	0.03 in of rain	0.09 in of rain

Weather information provided by OpenWeatherMap. (CC BY-SA)

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Caribbean: Regions

St. Lucia is part of the holiday destination Caribbean. We analyzed the climate for additional regions, in order to provide you with information about the best time to visit and the expected holiday weather:

Best Time to Travel for the Regions

Castries: January, February, March, April, and May

Hottest Month

May: 30 °C
Day Temperature in Castries

Coldest Month

January: 22 °C
Night Temperature in Castries

Rainiest Month

October: 12.24 in
Rain in Castries

Driest Month

March: 3.82 in
Rain in Castries

Maximum Water Temperature

August: 29 °C
Water Temperature in Castries

Sunniest Month

January: 8 hours/day
Sunshine in Castries

Activities and Attractions

Pigeon Point and Castries Paradise Tour on Saint Lucia

Tours

2 Reviews

from 150 $ »

St. Lucia North Island Historic Day-Tour

Tours

1 Review

from 50 $ »

Saint Lucia: La Tille Falls Visit and Fish Foot Massage

Tours

from 85 $ »

Distances to St. Lucia

	London	New York	Los Angeles
Castries	4230 mi	2010 mi	3830 mi

Where’s St. Lucia?

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