Vieux Fort weather by month & the best time to visit
🇱🇨 St. Lucia · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Vieux Fort is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with March and January close behind. Vieux Fort averages about 3,039 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 38 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,039
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 1,177 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Vieux Fort?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Vieux Fort is February, then March and January. The dullest month is October (70/100, 159 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Vieux Fort?
Vieux Fort is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,039 hours of sunshine a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than October (70). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in St. Lucia. The year's 1,177 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 59 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 38 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 39 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 84 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 71 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 74 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 76 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 114 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 75 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 122 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 144 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 144 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 159 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 28° / 82°F | 139 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 74 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Vieux Fort by month
The sea off Vieux Fort is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°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
- Kingstown St. Vincent & Grenadines · 67 km · best in Feb · 3,040 h sun/yr
- Fort-de-France Martinique · 96 km · best in Feb · 3,048 h sun/yr
- Bridgetown Barbados · 174 km · best in Feb · 3,047 h sun/yr
- Marigot Dominica · 205 km · best in Feb · 2,975 h sun/yr
- Saint George's Grenada · 212 km · best in Feb · 3,005 h sun/yr
- Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe · 288 km · best in Feb · 2,932 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bequia St. Vincent & Grenadines · 89 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Mustique St. Vincent & Grenadines · 97 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Canouan St. Vincent & Grenadines · 122 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Union St. Vincent & Grenadines · 135 km · 3,004 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Vieux Fort compares month by month: Vieux Fort vs Bridgetown · Vieux Fort vs Fort-de-France · Vieux Fort vs Kingstown · Vieux Fort vs Saint George's · all comparisons
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