Basseterre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), with Jul highs around 88°F and Jan lows near 73°F, and about 18 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: on the water, mountains in the distance, lush and green.
Explore Basseterre on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snow26% more rain (22 in vs 18 in), falling mostly in winter, no snow.
SceneryForested where Basseterre is lush and green, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Basseterre, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F cooler, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout twice the rain (37 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, no snow.
ScenerySame lush and green look from above, both have mountains in the distance, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 10°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain (18 in vs 18 in), falling mostly in winter, no snow.
SceneryForested where Basseterre is lush and green, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout twice the rain (40 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, no snow.
ScenerySame lush and green look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Basseterre, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 6°F colder.
Rain & snow33% less rain (12 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, no snow.
SceneryMixed greenery where Basseterre is lush and green, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home, both on the water.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 9°F colder.
Rain & snowAbout twice the rain (46 in vs 18 in), spread through the year, no snow.
ScenerySame lush and green look from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Basseterre, both on the water.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 84° | 73° | 1.3 |
| Feb | 84° | 73° | 0.8 |
| Mar | 84° | 73° | 0.7 |
| Apr | 86° | 74° | 1.1 |
| May | 86° | 76° | 1.4 |
| Jun | 88° | 78° | 1.3 |
| Jul | 88° | 78° | 1.6 |
| Aug | 88° | 78° | 2.1 |
| Sep | 88° | 78° | 2.1 |
| Oct | 88° | 77° | 1.9 |
| Nov | 87° | 76° | 2.0 |
| Dec | 85° | 75° | 1.4 |