Climate averages 1991–2020
Basseterre weather
in April.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Basseterre: daytime highs average 26.8°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 31 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint John’s (96 km away). In April its highs average 27.2°C, about as warm as Basseterre, with 33 mm of rain.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 61 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Basseterre climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 30 | 10.3 | 11.211 h |
| February | 25.8°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 21 | 7.4 | 11.612 h |
| March | 26.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 20 | 6.8 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 26.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 33 | 8.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 27.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 61 | 11.9 | 12.913 h |
| June | 28.2°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 47 | 10.9 | 13.113 h |
| July | 28.3°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 74 | 14.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 28.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 91 | 17.0 | 12.713 h |
| September | 28.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 118 | 17.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.1°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 125 | 17.8 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 105 | 15.8 | 11.311 h |
| December | 26.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 54 | 13.2 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Saint John’s in AprilAntigua and Barbuda · 96 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 24.6°C · 33 mm rain
- Basse-Terre in AprilGuadeloupe · 179 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 25.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Roseau in AprilDominica · 264 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 24.7°C · 29 mm rain
- Fort-de-France in AprilMartinique · 347 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Carolina in AprilPuerto Rico · 363 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Caguas in AprilPuerto Rico · 367 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 86 mm rain
- San Juan in AprilPuerto Rico · 381 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 72 mm rain
- Bayamón in AprilPuerto Rico · 383 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 70 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Basseterre) is explained once on the Basseterre year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.