Capesterre-Belle-Eau climate — normals and trends
Capesterre-Belle-Eau (Guadeloupe) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,079 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Capesterre-Belle-Eau averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 259 rainy days per year.
Capesterre-Belle-Eau has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.2 °C (on 24 August 2023) and the coldest 19.8 °C (on 7 January 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Capesterre-Belle-EauGuadeloupe
- coords
- 16.04°, -61.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,079mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
2.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
259 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.2 °C
24 August 2023
Coldest day
19.8 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
238 mm
29 April 1942
Windiest day
74.0 km/h
18 September 2017
Strongest gust
145.4 km/h
19 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
17.7 °C
6 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
9 July 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 63 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +28 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 41 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 156 mm | +94 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 117 mm | +40 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 68 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 77 mm | -34 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 103 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 149 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 179 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 96 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
Capesterre-Belle-Eau has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,079 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
The hottest day measured in Capesterre-Belle-Eau between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2023, reaching 30.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
The coldest day measured in Capesterre-Belle-Eau between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 19.8 °C.
Does it snow in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
Almost never: Capesterre-Belle-Eau sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Capesterre-Belle-Eau warmed?
Yes: Capesterre-Belle-Eau warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
The wettest day measured in Capesterre-Belle-Eau between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1942, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
The windiest day measured in Capesterre-Belle-Eau between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2017, with winds reaching 74.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
The warmest month in Capesterre-Belle-Eau is September (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
Capesterre-Belle-Eau receives on average 1,079 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 259 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
Capesterre-Belle-Eau gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
Yes: Capesterre-Belle-Eau has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Capesterre-Belle-Eau?
In Capesterre-Belle-Eau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was 17.7 °C on 6 January 1950.
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