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Saint Martin / Sint Maarten in August
sweet spot · one of the best months to go
The year in Saint Martin / Sint Maarten
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- JanJSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in January: good
- FebFSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in February: good, busy
- MarMSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in March: good
- AprASaint Martin / Sint Maarten in April: sweet spot
- MayMSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in May: sweet spot
- JunJSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in June: sweet spot
- JulJSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in July: sweet spot
- AugASaint Martin / Sint Maarten in August: sweet spot
- SepSSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in September: good
- OctOSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in October: good
- NovNSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in November: good
- DecDSaint Martin / Sint Maarten in December: good
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- OK
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- Busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 29°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 27°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 32°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 4 · 85 mm |
| Humidity | 79% |
| Sunshine | 11.5 h/day |
| Daylight | 12.7 h/day |
| Beach and sea | 27 of 31 days dry and 23–35 °C; sea 29 °C, warm good |
| Crowds | 81 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.
Weather read at Philipsburg, 7 km from the airport (SXM): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Saint Martin / Sint Maarten in pictures
What to pack
- Summer clothes by day, highs around 29°C.
- Sun protection: about 11 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 79%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
| Cost of living | moderate — prices run about 76% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025) |
|---|---|
| Currency | Caribbean guilder |
| Languages | Dutch, English |
| Driving | On the right |
| Calling code | +1721 |
| 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 2026-08-24 |
| Health | UK Foreign Office health advice |
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-08. 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.
On arrival in Saint Martin / Sint Maarten: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
August elsewhere
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The other months at Saint Martin / Sint Maarten
- January good
- February good
- March good
- April sweet spot
- May sweet spot
- June sweet spot
- July sweet spot
- August
- September good
- October good
- November good
- December good
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