June is the islands' best-kept secret. The spring crowds have thinned, the trade winds ease off, and the Caribbean turns to glass — warm, clear, and yours.
Water temps sit around 84°F with visibility that makes Christmas Cove and the reefs off Buck Island feel like an aquarium. Mornings come up calm and glassy — the sweet spot for snorkeling before the day heats up — and with daylight stretching past 7 p.m., there's no rush to get back to the dock.
Across the channel, the BVI are wide open: The Baths at Virgin Gorda without the shoulder-to-shoulder lines, and a painkiller waiting at the Soggy Dollar on White Bay. Fewer boats, calmer anchorages, more island to yourself.
This is the month to come aboard.