Gros Islet in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Gros Islet sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 247 mm of rain over about 56 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Gros Islet's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Gros Islet has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Gros Islet's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
29°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
25°C
Rainfall
247 mm
56 wet days
Avg wind
21 km/h
Travel score
4.2
3rd-best season
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Gros Islet in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.

A typical summer day in Gros Islet reaches about 29°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How summer really feels in Gros Islet

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gros Islet weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°3111.811.36.5
Feb28° / 24°218.811.56.7
Mar28° / 24°269.811.96.1
Apr29° / 25°3611.512.35.4
May29° / 25°4712.512.64.9
Jun29° / 25°6515.112.84.5
Jul29° / 25°8320.312.74.2
Aug30° / 26°9920.712.54.0
Sep30° / 26°10419.412.13.9
Oct29° / 25°11920.911.74.0
Nov29° / 25°10218.911.34.5
Dec28° / 25°421311.25.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Gros Islet gets around 247 mm of rain over 56 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 21 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min in early June to 12 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Gros Islet

In seasonPeak

In summer, Gros Islet overlaps its atlantic hurricane, rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gros Islet sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Gros Islet's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gros Islet sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Gros Islet?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Gros Islet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gros Islet in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Gros Islet sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 56 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Gros Islet in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Gros Islet in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gros Islet peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gros Islet in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gros Islet is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1929 µg/m³Dec 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr16Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gros Islet?

Gros Islet sits at 14.1°N, 61.0°W, 58 m above sea level, in Saint Lucia. The nearest listed city is Castries, 10 km away.

CastriesSoufriereVieux Fort

Topography around Gros Islet

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gros Islet.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gros Islet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,149 m.

The land around Gros Islet is covered by trees (59%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (73%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and water (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,149 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Castries 10 km · Soufriere 26 km · Vieux Fort 39 km · Ducos 57 km · Le Lamentin 61 km · Le François 61 km · Fort-de-France 61 km · Saint-Joseph 68 km

Saint Lucia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,746
2025
Homicide rate
39
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 62%Protestant 26%none 6%other Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gros Islet (14.0667°, -60.95°, elevation 58 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.