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December to April is dry and busy, hurricane season runs June to November, and the festivals are spread across the calendar.","team","2026-09-24",2,"green","\u002Fimages\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts-coast-and-hills.jpg","A long sandy beach on St. Kitts where Atlantic waves break, with a road winding over green hills beside it",[40,41,42,43,44],"weather","hurricane-season","seasons","festivals","planning",false,[],{"slug":33,"name":48,"role":49,"bio":50,"tone":51},"CaribHubs team","Product & operations","Updates from the people running the service.","sea",{"slug":7,"path":53,"guide_path":54,"title":55,"description":56,"name":8,"island_code":57,"marketplace":58,"lat":59,"lng":60,"tone":51,"order":61,"sections":62,"site_count":78,"article_count":78},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts","\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts\u002Fguide","Things to do in St. Kitts","Volcanic peaks, a UNESCO fortress and two coasts, with calm Caribbean to the west and Atlantic surf to the east.","st_kitts","live",17.3026,-62.7177,1,[63,68,73],{"section":64,"sites":65},"history",[66,67],"brimstone-hill","romney-manor",{"section":69,"sites":70},"beaches",[71,72],"frigate-bay","cockleshell-bay",{"section":74,"sites":75},"views",[76,77],"timothy-hill","black-rocks",6,{"meta":80,"frontmatter":81,"nodes":82},{},{},[83,87,103,108,111,115,118,127,131,167,171,178,181],[84,85,86],"p",{},"St. Kitts and Nevis are warm all year: daytime temperatures sit around the high 20s °C (low to mid 80s °F) in every month. The choice of when to come is really about rain, crowds and what's on.",[88,89,91,92,97,98,102],"callout",{"variant":90},"tip","Whenever you come, apply through the Saint Kitts and Nevis Electronic Border Management System at ",[93,94,96],"a",{"href":95},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.knatravelform.kn\u002Fen","knatravelform.kn"," before you travel. ",[93,99,101],{"href":100},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fpractical\u002Farriving-in-st-kitts-and-nevis","What else to sort before you arrive",".",[104,105,107],"h2",{"id":106},"dry-season-december-to-april","Dry season: December to April",[84,109,110],{},"This is peak season. The weather is at its driest and the islands are at their busiest. Hotel rates are highest, and it pays to book rooms and car hire well ahead, especially over Christmas and New Year.",[104,112,114],{"id":113},"wetter-months-may-to-november","Wetter months: May to November",[84,116,117],{},"Rain picks up from May, and it's heaviest from about July to November, though it often comes as passing showers rather than whole wet days. These months are quieter and usually cheaper. May and June are a good compromise: the winter crowds have gone, and the wettest months are still to come.",[88,119,121,122,126],{"variant":120},"warning","The Atlantic hurricane season runs from ",[123,124,125],"strong",{},"1 June to 30 November",", and it's busiest from mid-August to October, with September the peak. If you travel then, take out travel insurance that covers storms, and keep an eye on the forecast in the days before you fly.",[104,128,130],{"id":129},"whats-on-month-by-month","What's on, month by month",[132,133,134,141,151,157],"ul",{},[135,136,137,140],"li",{},[123,138,139],{},"Late June:"," the St. Kitts Music Festival at Warner Park in Basseterre. The 2026 edition, the 28th, ran from 25 to 27 June.",[135,142,143,146,147,102],{},[123,144,145],{},"Late July to early August:"," Culturama on Nevis, around Emancipation Day. ",[93,148,150],{"href":149},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fevents\u002Fculturama-nevis","More on Culturama",[135,152,153,156],{},[123,154,155],{},"19 September:"," Independence Day, marking independence from Britain in 1983.",[135,158,159,162,163,102],{},[123,160,161],{},"Mid-December to 2 January:"," Sugar Mas, the national carnival, with J'ouvert on 26 December and the Grand Parade on New Year's Day. 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What else to know about passports, airports, the cruise port and money.","\u002Fimages\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts-port-zante-from-a-cruise-ship.jpg","Port Zante and the Basseterre waterfront seen from the deck of a cruise ship, with green hills behind the town",[255,256,257,258,242,244],"arrival","eta","passport","airport",[],{"type":29,"slug":261,"path":262,"title":263,"description":264,"island":7,"place":8,"author":33,"published_at":34,"read_minutes":35,"tone":36,"hero":265,"hero_alt":266,"tags":267,"featured":45,"sites":273},"driving-in-st-kitts-and-nevis","\u002Fjournal\u002Fpractical\u002Fdriving-in-st-kitts-and-nevis","Driving in St. Kitts and Nevis","Keep left, get the temporary licence (EC$62.50 for three months), and watch for goats, monkeys and minibuses. What to know before you hire a car.","\u002Fimages\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts-road-palms.jpg","A road on St. Kitts running past wind-bent palm trees, with a bay and green hills behind",[268,269,270,271,272],"driving","car-hire","getting-around","taxis","buses",[],{"type":275,"slug":276,"path":277,"title":278,"description":279,"island":7,"place":8,"author":33,"published_at":34,"read_minutes":35,"tone":231,"hero":280,"hero_alt":281,"tags":282,"featured":45,"sites":288},"food","goat-water-and-the-national-dish","\u002Fjournal\u002Ffood\u002Fgoat-water-and-the-national-dish","Goat water, saltfish and what St. Kitts eats","The official national dish is stewed saltfish with spicy plantains, coconut dumplings and breadfruit. 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