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Best time to visit Basse-Terre

March is the best time to visit Basse-Terre for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking March comfort 69/100
A beach holiday March sea 27 °C
The least cloud January 34 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 28 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 March 69 28 °C 8 89
2 February 67 27 °C 10 86
3 January 64 27 °C 12 80
4 April 62 29 °C 10 83
5 December 59 28 °C 14 76
6 May 55 29 °C 13 75
7 November 52 29 °C 17 71
8 June 51 30 °C 14 72
9 July 47 30 °C 16 69
10 October 46 29 °C 19 68
11 September 45 30 °C 18 67
12 August 45 30 °C 18 68

For a beach holiday

March scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 27 °C 34 % 80
February 27 °C 27 °C 35 % 86
March 27 °C 28 °C 39 % 89
April 27 °C 29 °C 46 % 83
May 28 °C 29 °C 58 % 75
June 28 °C 30 °C 60 % 72
July 28 °C 30 °C 52 % 69
August 29 °C 30 °C 53 % 68
September 29 °C 30 °C 62 % 67
October 29 °C 29 °C 59 % 68
November 29 °C 29 °C 49 % 71
December 28 °C 28 °C 40 % 76

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.1 °C 40 mm 34 %
February 27.2 °C 32 mm 35 %
March 27.8 °C 28 mm 39 %
April 28.6 °C 39 mm 46 %
May 29.3 °C 61 mm 58 %
June 29.7 °C 54 mm 60 %
July 29.8 °C 78 mm 52 %
August 30.0 °C 94 mm 53 %
September 29.8 °C 119 mm 62 %
October 29.3 °C 120 mm 59 %
November 28.5 °C 102 mm 49 %
December 27.7 °C 51 mm 40 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.