Best time to visit Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe · The Caribbean
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Guadeloupe
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- JanJGuadeloupe in January: good, busy
- FebFGuadeloupe in February: good, busy
- MarMGuadeloupe in March: good
- AprAGuadeloupe in April: sweet spot
- MayMGuadeloupe in May: sweet spot
- JunJGuadeloupe in June: sweet spot
- JulJGuadeloupe in July: good
- AugAGuadeloupe in August: sweet spot
- SepSGuadeloupe in September: good
- OctOGuadeloupe in October: good
- NovNGuadeloupe in November: good
- DecDGuadeloupe in December: good, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Dec–Aug, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Things to do in Guadeloupe
- Basse-Terre Island Island in Guadeloupe, France
- Carbet Falls Waterfalls on the Carbet River in Guadeloupe
- Basse-Terre Cathedral Cathedral located in Guadeloupe, in France
- Acomat Falls Waterfall in Guadeloupe, France
- Jardin botanique de Deshaies Garden in France
- Notre Dame de l'Assomption, les Saintes Church located in Guadeloupe, in France
- Palace of the General Council Legislative building of Guadeloupe
Tours and tickets in Guadeloupe
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 1d | 72% | 10.6h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 28° | 1d | 70% | 10.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 29° | 1d | 68% | 11.4h | good | 29C max, 1 rainy day |
| Apr | 29° | 2d | 70% | 11.4h | sweet spot | 29C max, 2 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 3d | 71% | 11.3h | sweet spot | 30C max, 3 rainy days |
| Jun | 31° | 3d | 71% | 11.2h | sweet spot | 31C max, 3 rainy days |
| Jul | 31° | 3d | 73% | 11.3h | good | 31C max, 3 rainy days |
| Aug | 31° | 5d | 75% | 11.2h | sweet spot | 31C max, 5 rainy days |
| Sep | 31° | 7d | 77% | 10.9h | good | 31C max, 7 rainy days |
| Oct | 30° | 9d | 78% | 10.2h | good | 30C max, 9 rainy days |
| Nov | 29° | 6d | 77% | 10.2h | good | 29C max, 6 rainy days |
| Dec | 28° | 2d | 73% | 10.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Le Gosier, 8 km from the airport (PTP): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Guadeloupe's July days now average 30.9°C, 2.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 25.7° | 25.6° | 26.1° | 26.9° | 27.5° | 27.9° | 28.1° | 28.2° | 28.3° | 27.7° | 26.9° | 26.1° |
| 2017–26 | 28.1° | 28.3° | 28.9° | 29.3° | 30.1° | 30.7° | 30.9° | 31.0° | 30.7° | 30.0° | 29.1° | 28.5° |
| Change | +2.4° | +2.7° | +2.8° | +2.5° | +2.6° | +2.8° | +2.9° | +2.8° | +2.5° | +2.3° | +2.2° | +2.4° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Guadeloupe is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Bogota
- from Miami
- from New York
- from Boston
- from Toronto
- from Lima
- from Chicago
- from Mexico City
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Guadeloupe, flying or not.
Before you go
| Currency | Euro |
|---|---|
| Plugs | Type C and E, 230 V |
| Driving | On the right |
| Calling code | +590 |
| Travel advice | No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2025-12-10 Exercise normal security precautions — Global Affairs Canada, updated 2026-09-24 Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions — US State Department, updated 2026-08-20 |
| Health | UK Foreign Office health advice |
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.Travel advice for American readers is the US State Department's (public domain), and for Canadian readers Global Affairs Canada's (Open Government Licence - Canada), each in its own words and written for its own citizens; entry rules depend on your passport.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Most hotels, restaurants, petrol stations and big stores take Visa and Mastercard; American Express only some. Cash still pays for almost half of shop purchases, more than half in the south of Grande-Terre and on Marie-Galante, and is often preferred at markets, small shops, food trucks and beach bars.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Getting around Guadeloupe
Karu'lis buses serve Le Gosier, Pointe-à-Pitre, Les Abymes and Baie-Mahault, and lines AE1, AE3, AE4 and AE5 serve the airport. Buy ride credits in the Karu'lis app and validate each trip with its QR code, so you need no coins.
- Apps — Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps.
Cars can be hired at the airport in Pointe-à-Pitre. The main roads are of the same quality as metropolitan France, but smaller roads are often uneven, pot-holed and frankly dangerous. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Guadeloupe, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferries from Guadeloupe
- Gosier → Îlet du Gosier · about 5 min
- Ilet Gosier → Gosier · about 5 min
- Terre-de-haut → Trois Rivière · about 20 min
- Trois-Rivière → Terre-de-Haut · about 20 min
- Saint-François → Beauséjour · about 45 min
- Pointe-à-Pitre → Grand-Bourg · about 1h 00m
- Terre-de-Haut → Pointe-à-Pitre · about 1h 00m
- Montsérrat - Guadeloupe · about 1h 30m
Crossings within 60 km, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Times are typical where the map records them.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency) · police 17 · ambulance 15 · fire 18. For distress at sea, dial 196.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (10)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guadeloupe/getting-help
- iedom.fr/IMG/pdf/cp_-_habitudes_de_paiement_en_guadeloupe_2023_vf.pdf
- lesilesdeguadeloupe.com/en/practical-information/currency-and-exchange-in-guadeloupe
- smt.gp/le-smt/presentation-et-historique
- guadeloupe.aeroport.fr/l-aeroport/acces-et-stationnement.php
- apps.apple.com/fr/app/karulis/id1509009176
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Guadeloupe in pictures
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What Guadeloupe is like
Not to be confused with Guadalupe Island west of Mexico. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Natural beauty is perhaps Guadeloupe's main attraction, and tourists flock to its sandy beaches, azure waters and vast forests. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Scuba diving and snorkelling. There is an amazing assortment of tropical fish, even in water less than one metre deep. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Being an integrated part of France, Guadeloupe is part of the European Union, so citizens of all EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein… More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- The main tourist areas (city centre of Point-à-Pitre, Le Gosier, St. Anne, St. Felix...) are pretty safe, especially by day. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying healthy
- There are no particular diseases to worry about, but you should protect yourself from the sun; and there might be Zika virus and dengue. Sanitary and medical facilities in Guadeloupe are good. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Guadeloupe, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Guadeloupe
Nearby
- Barbados Barbados · 391 km
- Puerto Rico Puerto Rico · 546 km
- Curaçao Curaçao · 922 km
- Aruba Aruba · 1,005 km
Kind of place
Guadeloupe is in Guadeloupe, The Caribbean. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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