Gustavia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇱 St. Barthélemy · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Gustavia is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with March and January close behind. Gustavia averages about 3,109 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,109
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 615 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 9 m
When is the best time to visit Gustavia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gustavia is February, then March and January. The dullest month is October (78/100, 108 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gustavia?
Gustavia is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,109 hours of sunshine a year. February (95/100) is noticeably better than October (78). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in St. Barthélemy. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around October, carries about 45% of the annual 615 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 20 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 12 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 16 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 26 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 63 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 42 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 88 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 54 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 85 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 66 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 90 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 108 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 78 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 40 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Gustavia by month
The sea off Gustavia is warmest in August at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sint Maarten Sint Maarten · 32 km · best in Feb · 3,131 h sun/yr
- Basseterre St. Kitts & Nevis · 67 km · best in Feb · 3,109 h sun/yr
- Antigua Antigua & Barbuda · 140 km · best in Feb · 3,151 h sun/yr
- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands · 209 km · best in Feb · 3,158 h sun/yr
- Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe · 229 km · best in Feb · 2,932 h sun/yr
- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands · 231 km · best in Feb · 3,108 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Grand Case St. Martin · 31 km · 3,131 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- The Valley Anguilla · 40 km · 3,131 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Oranjestad (St. Eustatius) Caribbean Netherlands · 48 km · 3,109 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Zion's Hill Caribbean Netherlands · 49 km · 3,239 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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