26 to 29°C
temperature
3338 hours
sunshine per day
685 mm
rain
116 days
dry
249 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of Basse-Terre

Basse-Terre has a tropical rainforest climate. It is usually (very) warm, humid and rainy all year round. The average annual temperature for Basse-Terre is 53° degrees and there is about 269 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 56 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 26°C and 29°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 25°C and 28°C
  • Rain: it rains 249 days and there is a total of approximately 685 mm rainfall
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3338 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 26°C and 29°C
Warmest month: 29°C in July
Coldest month: 26°C in February
Night temperature: between 25°C and 28°C
Dry days: 116 days
Days with rain: 249 days
Days with snow: 0 days
Total rain sum: 685 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3338 hours

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Basse-Terre.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Basse-Terre.

Climate table of Basse-Terre

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Basse-Terre. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Basse-Terre might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 80 80 80 80 82 83 83 84 84 84 83 81
Night temp. (°F) 78 77 77 78 80 81 81 82 82 82 81 79
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 11 9 9 15 26 18 28 38 37 34 27 19
Days with rain 20 17 16 18 22 20 24 24 21 23 21 23
Dry days 11 11 15 12 9 10 7 7 9 8 9 8
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 7 9 9 11 11 10 10 11 10 8 7 7
Wind force (Bft) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
UV-index 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Best time to visit Basse-Terre

The best time to visit Basse-Terre on Guadeloupe is from January through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Basse-Terre is 84°F in August and the lowest is 80°F in January.

Climate of Basse-Terre by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Basse-Terre? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

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