Pointe-à-Pitre weather by month & the best time to visit

🇬🇵 Guadeloupe · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

The best time to visit Pointe-à-Pitre is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with March and January close behind. Pointe-à-Pitre averages about 2,932 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

2,932

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,076 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

15k

Elevation

Sea level

When is the best time to visit Pointe-à-Pitre?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Pointe-à-Pitre is February, then March and January. The dullest month is October (69/100, 161 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Pointe-à-Pitre?

Pointe-à-Pitre gets a lot of sun: around 2,932 hours a year. February (90/100) is noticeably better than October (69). It ranks #2 of 5 destinations in Guadeloupe for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,932 hours. The year's 1,076 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Pointe-à-Pitre by month

The sea off Pointe-à-Pitre is warmest in September at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January 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

• Marigot Dominica · 84 km · best in Feb · 2,975 h sun/yr
• Antigua Antigua & Barbuda · 101 km · best in Feb · 3,151 h sun/yr
• Basseterre St. Kitts & Nevis · 172 km · best in Feb · 3,109 h sun/yr
• Fort-de-France Martinique · 195 km · best in Feb · 3,048 h sun/yr
• Sint Maarten Sint Maarten · 259 km · best in Feb · 3,131 h sun/yr
• Vieux Fort St. Lucia · 288 km · best in Feb · 3,039 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• St-François Guadeloupe · 29 km · 2,932 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Basse-Terre Guadeloupe · 36 km · 2,932 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Grande Anse Guadeloupe · 48 km · 2,932 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Grand-Bourg Guadeloupe · 52 km · 2,975 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Gerald's Park Montserrat · 92 km · 3,230 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Pointe-à-Pitre compares month by month: Pointe-à-Pitre vs Antigua · Pointe-à-Pitre vs Basseterre · Pointe-à-Pitre vs Marigot · all comparisons