Today, 14 August, Friday, in Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe): cloudy, light rain in places, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +30°, at night around +25°. Wind up to 30 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +29° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 05:50 and set at 18:31 — daylight lasts 13 hours.
Hourly weather in Basse-Terre
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Basse-Terre for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 14.8
🌦️
💧 76%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 76% · wind up to 30 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 15.8
⛈️
💧 100%
+24°+26°
Morning
⛈️
+24°
Day
⛈️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+24°
Thunderstorm with hail · precipitation 100% · wind up to 36 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 16.8
🌦️
💧 78%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Rain showers · precipitation 78% · wind up to 25 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 17.8
🌦️
💧 49%
+26°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 49% · wind up to 21 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 59%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 59% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 19.8
🌦️
💧 70%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 70% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 20.8
🌦️
💧 47%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 47% · wind up to 18 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 21.8
🌦️
💧 36%
+25°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 36% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 22.8
🌦️
💧 61%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 61% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 23.8
🌦️
💧 73%
+24°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 73% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 24.8
🌦️
💧 59%
+25°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 59% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 25.8
🌦️
💧 53%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 53% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 39%
+25°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 39% · wind up to 18 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 27.8
🌦️
💧 41%
+26°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 41% · wind up to 17 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
34 / 100
for sea and sun · So-so
🏊 Swimming
6 / 100
water 29° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
36%
moderate · moderate
☂️ Rain
76%
likely · high
✨ Stars
35 / 100
evening visibility · So-so
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
4 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
38
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 13PM10: 29O₃: 33NO₂: 1
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
05:50
Sunset
18:31
Golden hour
18:02
Daylight
13 h (-1 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+29°
🌊 slight, waves 1.2 m.
Basse-Terre climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+27°
+24°
Jan
+27°
+24°
Feb
+28°
+24°
Mar
+29°
+25°
Apr
+29°
+26°
May
+30°
+26°
Jun
+30°
+26°
Jul
+30°
+27°
Aug
+30°
+27°
Sep
+29°
+26°
Oct
+29°
+26°
Nov
+28°
+25°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Sea
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+27°
+24°
+27°
40 mm
Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
February
+27°
+24°
+27°
32 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
March
+28°
+24°
+27°
28 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +24° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
April
+29°
+25°
+27°
39 mm
Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming.
May
+29°
+26°
+28°
61 mm
A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
June
+30°
+26°
+29°
54 mm
Warm and comfortable: +30° by day, +26° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+30°
+26°
+29°
78 mm
Gentle warmth — about +30° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (78 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
August
+30°
+27°
+29°
94 mm
A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (94 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. This is the hottest month of the year in Basse-Terre.
September
+30°
+27°
+30°
119 mm
Warm and comfortable: +30° by day, +27° at night. It's a rainy month (119 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month.
October
+29°
+26°
+30°
119 mm
Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (119 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
November
+29°
+26°
+29°
102 mm
A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (102 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
December
+28°
+25°
+28°
51 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +25° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit Basse-Terre
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, March
Daytime air+27…+28°
Sea temperature+27…+27°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +27…+28° by day, little rain, warm sea (+27…27°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, June, July, November, December
Daytime air+28…+30°
Sea temperature+27…+29°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (39–102 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: August, September, October
Daytime air+29…+30°
Sea temperature+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (94–119 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Basse-Terre is January – March, and the most comfortable months are January, February, March. The toughest months to visit are August, September, October: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+30°
Normal for August
+30°
Deviation
0° within normal
A year ago on this day
+29°
Record for this date
+31° (1994)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Basse-Terre
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