Today, 14 August, Friday, in Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis): cloudy, light rain in places, hot. During the day the air will warm up to +31°, at night around +28°. Wind up to 35 km/h. Brief rain is possible — an umbrella won't hurt. 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 05:54 and set at 18:37 — daylight lasts 13 hours.
Hourly weather in Basseterre
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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 Basseterre 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
🌦️
💧 29%
+28°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+29°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 29% · wind up to 35 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 15.8
⛈️
💧 95%
+25°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
⛈️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+25°
Thunderstorm with hail · precipitation 95% · wind up to 42 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 16.8
🌦️
💧 49%
+26°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 49% · wind up to 26 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 17.8
🌦️
💧 16%
+27°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 16% · wind up to 24 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 45%
+27°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 45% · wind up to 19 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 19.8
⛈️
💧 66%
+25°+30°
Morning
⛈️
+27°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 66% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 20.8
⛈️
💧 28%
+25°+30°
Morning
⛈️
+27°
Day
⛈️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Thunderstorm · precipitation 28% · wind up to 20 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 21.8
🌦️
💧 20%
+27°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 20% · wind up to 27 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 22.8
🌦️
💧 37%
+27°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+27°
Drizzle · precipitation 37% · wind up to 24 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 23.8
🌦️
💧 39%
+25°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 39% · wind up to 26 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 24.8
🌦️
💧 37%
+25°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 37% · wind up to 25 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 25.8
🌦️
💧 37%
+25°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 37% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 35%
+26°+30°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+30°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 35% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 27.8
🌦️
💧 25%
+26°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+28°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+26°
Drizzle · precipitation 25% · 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
67 / 100
for sea and sun · Good
🏊 Swimming
53 / 100
water 29° · Average
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
36%
moderate · moderate
☂️ Rain
29%
possible · low
✨ Stars
68 / 100
evening visibility · Good
🧺 Laundry drying
37 / 100
will dry outside · So-so
🚗 Car wash
60 / 100
no rain expected · Average
🌫️ Air quality
39
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 11PM10: 24O₃: 32NO₂: 0
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
05:54
Sunset
18:37
Golden hour
18:07
Daylight
13 h (-1 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+29°
🌊 moderate, waves 1.4 m.
Basseterre 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.
+26°
+24°
Jan
+26°
+24°
Feb
+26°
+24°
Mar
+27°
+24°
Apr
+28°
+25°
May
+28°
+26°
Jun
+28°
+26°
Jul
+29°
+26°
Aug
+29°
+26°
Sep
+28°
+26°
Oct
+27°
+25°
Nov
+27°
+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
+26°
+24°
+27°
34 mm
One of the best times to visit: +26° by day, fresh nights. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming.
February
+26°
+24°
+27°
24 mm
Ideal weather: +26° daytime — neither hot nor cold. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
March
+26°
+24°
+27°
23 mm
A comfortable month: +26° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
April
+27°
+24°
+27°
36 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +24° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +27° — great for swimming. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
May
+28°
+25°
+28°
65 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (65 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming.
June
+28°
+26°
+29°
50 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+28°
+26°
+29°
75 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (75 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
August
+29°
+26°
+30°
93 mm
Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (93 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Basseterre.
September
+29°
+26°
+30°
117 mm
A comfortable month: +29° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (117 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month.
October
+28°
+26°
+30°
126 mm
Warm and comfortable: +28° by day, +26° at night. It's a rainy month (126 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
November
+27°
+25°
+29°
106 mm
Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (106 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
December
+27°
+25°
+28°
59 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit Basseterre
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: February, March, April
Daytime air+26…+27°
Sea temperature+27…+27°
Precipitationrare
Why: comfortable +26…+27° by day, little rain, warm sea (+27…27°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: January, May, June, July, August, December
Daytime air+26…+29°
Sea temperature+27…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (34–93 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: September, October, November
Daytime air+27…+29°
Sea temperature+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (106–126 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Basseterre is February – April, and the most comfortable months are February, March, April. The toughest months to visit are September, October, November: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+31°
Normal for August
+29°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+29°
Record for this date
+31° (2023)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Basseterre
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