Basse-Terre weather by month & the best time to visit
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Basse-Terre is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with March and January close behind. Basse-Terre averages about 2,932 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 31 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,932
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 1,170 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Basse-Terre?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Basse-Terre is February, then March and January. The dullest month is September (69/100, 148 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Basse-Terre?
Basse-Terre gets a lot of sun: around 2,932 hours a year. February (91/100) is noticeably better than September (69). It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Guadeloupe for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,932 hours. The year's 1,170 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 45 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 31 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 34 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 57 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 79 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 92 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 77 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 106 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 126 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 140 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 148 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 172 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 70 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 146 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 83 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 73 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Basse-Terre by month
The sea off Basse-Terre is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe · 36 km · best in Feb · 2,932 h sun/yr
- Marigot Dominica · 70 km · best in Feb · 2,975 h sun/yr
- Antigua Antigua & Barbuda · 125 km · best in Feb · 3,151 h sun/yr
- Fort-de-France Martinique · 177 km · best in Feb · 3,048 h sun/yr
- Basseterre St. Kitts & Nevis · 178 km · best in Feb · 3,109 h sun/yr
- Vieux Fort St. Lucia · 267 km · best in Feb · 3,039 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Grand-Bourg Guadeloupe · 53 km · 2,975 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- St-François Guadeloupe · 58 km · 2,932 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Grande Anse Guadeloupe · 77 km · 2,932 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Canefield Dominica · 84 km · 2,975 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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