St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
tropical climate · beach · medium crowds · premium prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
St Thomas sits in the tropics in US Virgin Islands, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the January peak reaches a 95/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 26°C — a solid base for a sand-and-sea holiday.
The year runs from average lows of 24°C in February to highs of 29°C in September. On the rain ledger, March is the safest bet at a 30% chance of a wet day, while September climbs to 59%. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 27°C highs with 35% rain-day odds, summer 28°C at 48%, autumn 29°C at 57%, and winter 26°C at 39%. In short: plan around spring if you can, keep winter as the fallback, and go into autumn with managed expectations (its season score is 86). A practical compromise is January — the edge of the warm window, averaging 26°C with a 95 sun score.
Best months to visit St Thomas
Our month-by-month scoring puts January first (95/100), with April (94) and May (94) close behind. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. At the other end, November scores just 85, the weakest month of the year.
Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its January rain odds beat 67% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for St Thomas → · More destinations for January →
As of the latest refresh, St Thomas's next 15 days span 25°C to 29°C; 6 days look mostly sunny while 7 look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 92/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 6,991 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,041 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 6,688 km | ~8 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 6,831 km | ~9 h | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 7,294 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 29° / 29° | 8% | 11% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 29° / 27° | 28% | 33% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 29° / 26° | 66% | 48% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 29° / 25° | 90% | 45% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 29° / 25° | 87% | 43% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 29° / 25° | 74% | 41% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 29° / 26° | 83% | 58% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 29° / 27° | 83% | 51% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 29° / 28° | 63% | 41% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 29° / 28° | 12% | 31% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 29° / 27° | 62% | 34% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 29° / 27° | 37% | 25% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 29° / 28° | 10% | 28% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 29° / 26° | 11% | 27% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 29° / 26° | 55% | 26% |
St Thomas climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (January highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.2° / 24.7° | 32.2% | 32.9% | 95 |
| February | 25.9° / 24.3° | 27.5% | 37.9% | 91 |
| March | 25.9° / 24.5° | 30.2% | 29.7% | 93 |
| April | 26.4° / 24.9° | 41.7% | 37.7% | 94 |
| May | 27.3° / 25.8° | 55.1% | 36.5% | 94 |
| June | 28.1° / 26.5° | 56.7% | 39.7% | 94 |
| July | 28.4° / 26.7° | 50.8% | 52.3% | 90 |
| August | 28.7° / 26.9° | 46.7% | 51.9% | 89 |
| September | 28.9° / 26.9° | 59% | 59% | 85 |
| October | 28.7° / 26.7° | 58.3% | 57% | 87 |
| November | 27.9° / 26.1° | 50% | 56% | 85 |
| December | 27.1° / 25.4° | 31.8% | 44.7% | 92 |
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