Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Weather Guide

The season, and who says so.

The Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. That range is published by the United States National Hurricane Center and, independently, by the country's own National Emergency Management Organization, which is the agency that would coordinate a response here. The National Hurricane Center adds that tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after those dates.

Beryl, in the present tense.

A hurricane season is a probability. Hurricane Beryl is a fact still visible on the ground. The FCDO records that it struck the islands in July 2024, causing a lot of damage to tourist infrastructure on Mayreau and Union, and that smaller islands including the atolls of Palm Island and Petit St Vincent in the Tobago Cays are also still affected. Hotel availability and other facilities have been affected, including services at the airport.

The instruction is to confirm arrangements before you travel if your itinerary includes Mayreau, Union or the smaller islands. This guide keeps that sentence in the present tense because the source does.

The other hazard, which is not weather at all.

Saint Vincent has an active volcano, and any honest account of conditions here has to say so. The last explosive eruption of La Soufriere volcano on Saint Vincent was in 2021. The National Emergency Management Organization maintains hazard pages setting out what to do before a volcanic eruption and what to do during one, and records the effusive eruption at La Soufriere. Those pages are the authority to read if the alert level changes while you are here.

There is a second volcano in the advice and it is not this country's. Kick 'em Jenny is an underwater volcano located 5 miles off the coast of nearby Grenada. Travelers are asked to monitor its alert level and to keep out of maritime exclusion zones, which matters if you are sailing south.

What this page will not tell you.

No source in this guide's register publishes a temperature, a rainfall figure or a monthly climate table for these islands. This page gives the season from two agencies, the current storm-damage position from the safety advice, and the volcanic picture from the national agency, and it declines to manufacture the rest.

Sources

• United States National Hurricane Center: Tropical Cyclone Climatology: that the Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and that tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs outside that window. Accessed 21 September 2026.
• National Emergency Management Organization, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: the national disaster management agency for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which states that the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season runs June 1 to November 30. Accessed 21 September 2026.
• National Emergency Management Organization, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: the agency volcano hazard pages, which set out what to do before a volcanic eruption and what to do during a volcanic eruption, and which record the effusive eruption at La Soufriere. Accessed 21 September 2026.
• UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines travel advice, safety and security: that there have been incidents of crime including murder, armed robbery and assault, and an increase in gang-related murders involving guns; that visitors should keep valuables secure and out of sight, secure their accommodation including if staying on a yacht, take care walking alone off main roads and when taking money from ATMs, use only licensed taxis, and not carry large amounts of cash or jewelry; that the Vincy Mas carnival takes place in early July and that theft and opportunistic crime may increase during carnival; that there are severe penalties for all drug offenses; that it is illegal for anyone, including children, to dress in camouflage clothing; that attitudes towards the LGBT+ community are mostly conservative throughout the Caribbean and that some same-sex sexual activity is illegal; that some beaches may have strong undercurrents known as riptides and that not all beaches have lifeguards or flag warning systems; that a local temporary driving license must be obtained, that car hire companies will usually help with the process and that a valid home driving license must be shown to get it; that drivers should watch out for potholes and speed bumps, take care on minor roads where there can be very steep drops with no safety barriers, watch out for blind corners, and that taxi vans make random stops; that taxis are not metered, that there are set fares for most destinations, that the fare should be agreed in local currency with the driver before setting off and that payment can often be made in US dollars instead of East Caribbean dollars; that there was a lot of damage to tourist infrastructure on Mayreau and Union caused by Hurricane Beryl which struck the islands in July 2024, that smaller islands including the atolls of Palm Island and Petit St Vincent in Tobago Cays are also still affected, that this has affected hotel availability and other facilities including services at the airport, and that a traveler planning to visit Mayreau, Union or the smaller islands should confirm arrangements before traveling; that the last explosive eruption of La Soufriere volcano on St Vincent was in 2021; and that a traveler should monitor the alert level of the underwater volcano Kick em Jenny, located 5 miles off the coast of nearby Grenada, and keep out of maritime exclusion zones. Accessed 21 September 2026.