Climate averages 1991–2020
Basseterre weather
in February.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Basseterre: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint John’s (96 km away). In February its highs average 26.2°C, about as warm as Basseterre, with 21 mm of rain.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 26.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Saint John’s in FebruaryAntigua and Barbuda · 96 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Basse-Terre in FebruaryGuadeloupe · 179 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Roseau in FebruaryDominica · 264 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Fort-de-France in FebruaryMartinique · 347 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Carolina in FebruaryPuerto Rico · 363 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Caguas in FebruaryPuerto Rico · 367 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 39 mm rain
- San Juan in FebruaryPuerto Rico · 381 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 21.3°C · 29 mm rain
- Bayamón in FebruaryPuerto Rico · 383 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 28 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.