The climate of Saint Vincent and Grenadines: when to go

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have a pleasant warm humid tropical climate which is tempered by the constant blowing of the northeast trade winds. The seasons, as in the rest of the Caribbean, are differentiated by the amount of rain. While temperatures undergo minimal seasonal variations.

The average annual temperatures are around 26 ° C, with variations of a few degrees between the hottest month, September 27 ° C and the coldest month, January 25 ° C. While the average maximum temperatures vary between 31 ° C in the summer months and 29 ° C in the winter months. The average minimum temperatures vary between 24 ° C in January and February and 26 ° C in August and September.

The rainy season starts in May and ends in December. Average annual rainfall varies between 1,500 mm and 2,300 mm. The months between June and November are also the hurricane period. Precipitation tends to increase with altitude, inland even 4,500 mm of rain per year are reached. The relatively drier season runs from January to April. The Grenadines have a drier and warmer climate than the island of Saint Vincent.

The sea water temperature varies little throughout the year and remains stable between 28 ° C and 26 ° C.

WHEN TO GO TO SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

The best months for a visit to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are the driest months between January and April.

THE CLIMATE OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: CLIMATIC TABLES