Sint Maarten weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇽 Sint Maarten · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Sint Maarten is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with March and January close behind. Sint Maarten averages about 3,131 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
- 3,131
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 615 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Sint Maarten?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten?
Sint Maarten is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,131 hours of sunshine a year. February (95/100) is noticeably better than October (78). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Sint Maarten. 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 | 9 | 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 | 11 | 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 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 88 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 54 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 86 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 66 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 90 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 78 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 108 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°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 Sint Maarten by month
The sea off Sint Maarten is warmest in October at around 31°C / 88°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
- Basseterre St. Kitts & Nevis · 91 km · best in Feb · 3,109 h sun/yr
- Antigua Antigua & Barbuda · 172 km · best in Feb · 3,151 h sun/yr
- Christiansted U.S. Virgin Islands · 183 km · best in Feb · 3,158 h sun/yr
- Charlotte Amalie U.S. Virgin Islands · 200 km · best in Feb · 3,108 h sun/yr
- Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe · 259 km · best in Feb · 2,932 h sun/yr
- San Juan Puerto Rico · 309 km · best in Feb · 2,619 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Grand Case St. Martin · 9 km · 3,131 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- The Valley Anguilla · 19 km · 3,131 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Gustavia St. Barthélemy · 32 km · 3,109 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Zion's Hill Caribbean Netherlands · 46 km · 3,239 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Oranjestad (St. Eustatius) Caribbean Netherlands · 62 km · 3,109 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Sint Maarten compares month by month: Sint Maarten vs Antigua · Sint Maarten vs Charlotte Amalie · Sint Maarten vs Basseterre · Sint Maarten vs Christiansted · all comparisons
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