Basseterre monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Basseterre

Basseterre average temperature chart (Celsius) Basseterre average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Basseterre (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.1 28.2 28.7 29.3 30.1 30.7 31 31.1 31.2 30.7 29.6 28.5
°F 82.5 82.8 83.7 84.7 86.1 87.2 87.8 87.9 88.1 87.3 85.3 83.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Basseterre monthly rainfall chart (mm) Basseterre monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Basseterre (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 79 42 36 62 88 77 91 118 139 116 124 90
inches 3.1 1.7 1.4 2.5 3.4 3 3.6 4.6 5.5 4.6 4.9 3.5
Rainy days 17 14 13 13 15 14 17 19 18 20 20 20

Average annual rainfall in Basseterre: 1015.067mm (399.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Basseterre

Basseterre average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Basseterre
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.7 8.6 8.9 9 8.5 8.7 8.9 8.9 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Basseterre average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Basseterre average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Basseterre (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.2 22.1 22.5 23.2 24.2 25.2 25.1 25.2 25.1 24.8 23.9 22.8
Max °C 28.2 28.4 28.9 29.5 30.2 30.8 31.2 31.2 31.3 30.9 29.8 28.6
Min °F 72 71.7 72.5 73.7 75.6 77.4 77.1 77.4 77.2 76.6 74.9 73
Max °F 77.4 77.4 78.3 79.3 81 82.4 82.6 82.8 82.8 82 80.2 78.3

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Basseterre average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Basseterre average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Basseterre in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.6 26.2 26.2 26.8 27.5 28.1 28.2 28.6 28.9 28.8 28.2 27.3
°F 79.8 79.2 79.2 80.2 81.6 82.5 82.8 83.5 84 83.8 82.8 81.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Basseterre average winspeed by month (km/h) Basseterre average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Basseterre (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 20 20 20 18 20 22 21 18 16 18 19
mph 12 13 13 12 11 12 14 13 11 10 11 12

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Basseterre relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Basseterre
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
76% 75% 75% 75% 77% 77% 77% 77% 78% 79% 79% 78%

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Basseterre weather stats

Basseterre weather statistics
Hottest month: August 31.1°C 88°F
Driest month: March 36mm 1.4ins
Sunniest month: January 8.7hrs
Coldest month: January 28.1°C 82.6°F
Wettest month: September 139mm 5.5ins
Warmest sea: September 28.9°C 84°F
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