Annual mean 26°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind E
Warmest
29.6 °C
Coldest
26.9 °C
Wettest
32%
Windiest
6.4 m/s
Prevailing
E
5.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Basse-Terre over the whole year is 26°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C. Basse-Terre has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in May, the driest month, to 29% in September, the wettest. Winds in Basse-Terre are highest in June, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Basse-Terre come in October, when the sky is typically 54% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 61%.
Month by month Basse-Terre climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
27°C
22°C
28°C
18%
60%
3.5 m/s
40
67
5
February
27°C
22°C
27°C
19%
58%
4.1 m/s
49
65
8
March
28°C
23°C
28°C
18%
59%
3.8 m/s
40
67
5
April
28°C
23°C
28°C
17%
61%
3.7 m/s
28
65
4
May
29°C
25°C
30°C
14%
60%
4.0 m/s
12
65
2
June
29°C
25°C
30°C
17%
59%
4.3 m/s
6
63
2
July
29°C
25°C
31°C
26%
60%
4.1 m/s
3
56
2
August
29°C
25°C
31°C
24%
58%
3.6 m/s
2
47
2
September
28°C
24°C
31°C
29%
55%
2.9 m/s
2
38
4
October
28°C
24°C
31°C
25%
54%
2.9 m/s
2
46
4
November
28°C
23°C
30°C
25%
57%
3.0 m/s
6
60
2
December
28°C
23°C
29°C
22%
55%
3.4 m/s
23
69
3
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Basse-Terre weather by season
Year round, Basse-Terre has days of about 27°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 22°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Basse-Terre weather in winterDecember to February
High 27°CLow 22°CRain 19%
Winter in Basse-Terre has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Basse-Terre weather in springMarch to May
High 28°CLow 24°CRain 17%
Spring in Basse-Terre has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Basse-Terre weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 25°CRain 23%
Summer in Basse-Terre has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Basse-Terre weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 28°CLow 24°CRain 26%
Autumn in Basse-Terre has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Basse-Terre?
Basse-Terre has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 14% in May, the driest month, to 29% in September, the wettest.
What time of year is Basse-Terre windiest?
Winds in Basse-Terre are highest in June, averaging 4.3 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Basse-Terre year round?
The average temperature in Basse-Terre over the whole year is 26°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 22°C.