How warm does St Lucia get?

Typical daytime highs in St Lucia are Mar–May 29°C (84°F), Jun–Aug 29°C (85°F), Sep–Nov 30°C (85°F), Dec–Feb 28°C (82°F).

Is St Lucia expensive?

On the ground, St Lucia is high-end.

Latin America & Caribbean / Saint Lucia

St Lucia

Q: What sort of trip is St Lucia good for?

St Lucia is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, an unhurried pace, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

St Lucia · Saint Lucia · Vieux Fort

Twin volcanic peaks rising straight out of the sea, a mud bath still warm from the volcano underneath it, and a beach between the two Pitons that looks staged for a film.

The best time to visit St Lucia is Dec–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 29°C (84°F). Local time there is 05:42 (UTC-4).

Best time to go

Dec–Apr

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

UVF · Vieux Fort

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting an unhurried pace the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

January February March April December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High20 to 40°C68 to 104°F Rain0 to 160mm0 to 6.3in

January · high 82°F · rain 2.8in · 11.4h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Vieux Fort, this page’s gateway

St Lucia month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	28°C82°F	70mm2.8in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
February	28°C82°F	60mm2.4in	11.7h11.7h	in the recommended window
March	28°C83°F	58mm2.3in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
April	29°C84°F	55mm2.2in	12.4h12.4h	in the recommended window
May	30°C85°F	60mm2.4in	12.8h12.8h
June	30°C85°F	125mm4.9in	12.9h12.9h
July	29°C85°F	159mm6.3in	12.9h12.9h
August	30°C85°F	133mm5.2in	12.6h12.6h
September	30°C87°F	91mm3.6in	12.2h12.2h
October	30°C85°F	133mm5.2in	11.8h11.8h
November	29°C84°F	109mm4.3in	11.5h11.5h
December	29°C83°F	64mm2.5in	11.3h11.3h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: XCD · Eastern Caribbean dollar
Language: English
Plug: G
Driving: on the left

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