St. John in early July??
Apr 20th, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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St. John in early July??
I'm "considering" a trip to St. John in July While the accomodation rates are great, I'm concerned as to the hot weather. Is it unbearable?? Should I just hold out till a better time??
Apr 20th, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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rattler-Go to the St.John website and check out the avg. temp for July.I really do not think that it is hotter than maybe 85degrees..however just check it out.
Go to www.stjohnusvi.com and maybe they will have something.My family and I are going in early June and read that the temp would be around 82 degrees (if I remember right?)
Anyways..good luck!!
Go to www.stjohnusvi.com and maybe they will have something.My family and I are going in early June and read that the temp would be around 82 degrees (if I remember right?)
Anyways..good luck!!
Apr 21st, 2005 | 05:54 AM
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Well, yes, it may be 82 degrees, but it's still hot. That sun is *strong*, but you can still have a fun time. I would recommend a couple of things to make it easier:
1) AC in the bedrooms. Yes, there are "cooling tropical breezes" at places with some altitude, but if you need it a little bit cool to sleep, get AC.
2) If you can manage it, a pool really helps for a cooling afternoon dip after the beach.
3) "Town" is always hotter. The heat can be manageable on other parts of the island, but in more dense places it cab feel much worse. This is much more true on STT than STJ.
4) Goes without saying -- lots of sunblock and cold water. And a hat.
We've gone in late June, late July, and early August and always had a great time.
Jim
1) AC in the bedrooms. Yes, there are "cooling tropical breezes" at places with some altitude, but if you need it a little bit cool to sleep, get AC.
2) If you can manage it, a pool really helps for a cooling afternoon dip after the beach.
3) "Town" is always hotter. The heat can be manageable on other parts of the island, but in more dense places it cab feel much worse. This is much more true on STT than STJ.
4) Goes without saying -- lots of sunblock and cold water. And a hat.
We've gone in late June, late July, and early August and always had a great time.
Jim
Apr 21st, 2005 | 06:11 AM
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Most Caribbean islands have little fluctuation in temperature between the winter and summer months. That said, I've always found the temperature to be hotter in the summer than the published averages--more like 88-90 fahrenheit--for islands in the BVI to St. Lucia range.
Yes, it's hot, and yes, it's humid, but with the constant breezes it's much more comfortable there than in most of the US during the summer months. Having lived in the midwest, the deep south, the mid-atlantic and now New England, I can say that I would MUCH rather be in the Caribbean during the summer than the places I've previously lived or currently live.
Yes, it's hot, and yes, it's humid, but with the constant breezes it's much more comfortable there than in most of the US during the summer months. Having lived in the midwest, the deep south, the mid-atlantic and now New England, I can say that I would MUCH rather be in the Caribbean during the summer than the places I've previously lived or currently live.
