Climate averages 1991–2020
Basseterre weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Basseterre: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 26.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 125 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes October a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saint John’s (96 km away). In October its highs average 28.2°C, about as warm as Basseterre, with 132 mm of rain.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 125 mm to 105 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Saint John’s in OctoberAntigua and Barbuda · 96 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 26.0°C · 132 mm rain
- Basse-Terre in OctoberGuadeloupe · 179 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 26.5°C · 108 mm rain
- Roseau in OctoberDominica · 264 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 25.9°C · 118 mm rain
- Fort-de-France in OctoberMartinique · 347 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 25.9°C · 148 mm rain
- Carolina in OctoberPuerto Rico · 363 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 124 mm rain
- Caguas in OctoberPuerto Rico · 367 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.2°C · 156 mm rain
- San Juan in OctoberPuerto Rico · 381 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 124 mm rain
- Bayamón in OctoberPuerto Rico · 383 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 24.1°C · 113 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.