Les Abymes climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Les Abymes?

Les Abymes has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,083 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Les Abymes?

The hottest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 30.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Les Abymes?

The coldest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 19.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Les Abymes?

Almost never: Les Abymes sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Les Abymes warmed?

Yes: Les Abymes warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Les Abymes?

The wettest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1942, with 375 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Les Abymes?

The windiest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2017, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Les Abymes?

The warmest month in Les Abymes is September (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Les Abymes?

Les Abymes receives on average 1,083 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 269 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Les Abymes?

Les Abymes gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Les Abymes (Guadeloupe) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,083 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Les Abymes averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 269 rainy days per year.

Les Abymes has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 23 August 2023) and the coldest 19.6 °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

Les AbymesGuadeloupe

coords: 16.27°, -61.51°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthSeptemberColdest monthFebruaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthMarch

Mean daily temperature

25.4°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

24.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,083mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

19.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

269 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.1 °C

Average feels-like low

26.8 °C

Average peak gust

39.7 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

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

30.1 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest day

19.6 °C

7 January 1950

Wettest day

375 mm

29 April 1942

Windiest day

66.5 km/h

19 September 2017

Strongest gust

158.8 km/h

19 September 2017

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

23 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

17.9 °C

6 January 1950

Sunniest day

12.6 h

11 July 2018

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	29.2 °C23 August 2025	22.3 °C5 April 2025	26.1 °C	1,187 mm	0
2024	29.8 °C22 September 2024	21.5 °C8 February 2024	26.8 °C	1,161 mm	0
2023	30.1 °C23 August 2023	21.9 °C9 February 2023	26.2 °C	1,260 mm	1
2022	29.2 °C11 September 2022	21.9 °C22 March 2022	25.7 °C	1,129 mm	0
2021	29.1 °C8 September 2021	21.9 °C11 February 2021	25.8 °C	759 mm	0
2020	29.4 °C15 September 2020	21.6 °C14 January 2020	26.0 °C	940 mm	0
2019	29.3 °C11 September 2019	21.9 °C9 February 2019	25.8 °C	816 mm	0
2018	28.8 °C11 September 2018	21.5 °C22 February 2018	25.5 °C	880 mm	0
2017	28.9 °C24 August 2017	21.8 °C17 January 2017	25.8 °C	1,171 mm	0
2016	29.1 °C29 August 2016	21.2 °C11 March 2016	25.9 °C	1,088 mm	0
2015	29.2 °C25 September 2015	21.8 °C17 March 2015	25.8 °C	778 mm	0
2014	28.5 °C14 September 2014	21.7 °C3 March 2014	25.6 °C	925 mm	0
2013	29.2 °C28 September 2013	22.2 °C9 February 2013	25.7 °C	1,110 mm	0
2012	28.9 °C14 September 2012	21.8 °C31 January 2012	25.8 °C	1,203 mm	0
2011	29.1 °C4 September 2011	21.9 °C2 March 2011	25.7 °C	1,537 mm	0
2010	29.5 °C27 August 2010	23.0 °C2 December 2010	26.3 °C	1,143 mm	0
2009	29.3 °C25 September 2009	21.5 °C8 February 2009	25.7 °C	866 mm	0
2008	28.9 °C3 September 2008	21.1 °C2 February 2008	25.4 °C	1,092 mm	0
2007	28.9 °C7 October 2007	22.3 °C6 January 2007	25.8 °C	932 mm	0
2006	29.1 °C6 October 2006	21.9 °C30 January 2006	25.8 °C	1,171 mm	0
2005	29.4 °C21 May 2005	21.6 °C31 January 2005	26.1 °C	1,316 mm	0
2004	28.7 °C20 August 2004	22.0 °C3 March 2004	25.5 °C	1,361 mm	0
2003	28.9 °C26 September 2003	22.6 °C9 April 2003	25.7 °C	876 mm	0
2002	29.1 °C4 September 2002	21.9 °C4 February 2002	25.6 °C	831 mm	0
2001	28.9 °C16 September 2001	21.7 °C1 February 2001	25.6 °C	770 mm	0
2000	28.8 °C19 August 2000	21.2 °C29 February 2000	25.3 °C	786 mm	0
1999	28.7 °C7 September 1999	21.5 °C24 January 1999	25.5 °C	1,029 mm	0
1998	29.0 °C22 August 1998	22.3 °C9 January 1998	25.9 °C	1,242 mm	0
1997	28.8 °C4 September 1997	21.4 °C1 February 1997	25.6 °C	826 mm	0
1996	28.4 °C27 August 1996	21.5 °C6 February 1996	25.3 °C	1,254 mm	0
1995	29.5 °C11 August 1995	21.8 °C20 February 1995	25.7 °C	1,016 mm	0
1994	28.5 °C25 August 1994	21.7 °C23 February 1994	25.2 °C	769 mm	0
1993	28.4 °C19 August 1993	21.5 °C20 February 1993	25.4 °C	932 mm	0
1992	28.8 °C5 October 1992	22.0 °C18 December 1992	25.4 °C	979 mm	0
1991	28.6 °C2 September 1991	21.0 °C7 February 1991	25.3 °C	795 mm	0
1990	29.0 °C25 September 1990	21.1 °C20 March 1990	25.3 °C	1,035 mm	0
1989	28.4 °C27 August 1989	20.0 °C16 February 1989	25.0 °C	977 mm	0
1988	28.6 °C2 September 1988	21.7 °C24 December 1988	25.4 °C	1,108 mm	0
1987	28.5 °C18 September 1987	22.3 °C5 January 1987	25.7 °C	1,173 mm	0
1986	28.1 °C16 August 1986	21.0 °C3 February 1986	25.0 °C	912 mm	0
1985	28.5 °C21 September 1985	21.0 °C6 March 1985	24.9 °C	1,018 mm	0
1984	28.3 °C27 August 1984	21.6 °C16 March 1984	25.0 °C	921 mm	0
1983	28.6 °C8 September 1983	21.9 °C1 February 1983	25.5 °C	876 mm	0
1982	28.5 °C9 September 1982	21.3 °C13 March 1982	25.1 °C	1,033 mm	0
1981	28.6 °C24 August 1981	22.2 °C12 February 1981	25.6 °C	988 mm	0
1980	28.6 °C20 August 1980	21.7 °C11 January 1980	25.6 °C	809 mm	0
1979	28.3 °C24 August 1979	21.2 °C19 January 1979	25.3 °C	1,233 mm	0
1978	28.2 °C9 September 1978	21.7 °C22 January 1978	25.3 °C	1,143 mm	0
1977	28.1 °C25 August 1977	21.8 °C31 March 1977	25.1 °C	1,174 mm	0
1976	28.5 °C1 September 1976	20.4 °C29 January 1976	24.8 °C	1,029 mm	0
1975	28.1 °C2 August 1975	21.2 °C18 February 1975	24.9 °C	1,063 mm	0
1974	28.0 °C23 July 1974	20.8 °C30 January 1974	24.8 °C	1,321 mm	0
1973	28.3 °C29 August 1973	21.9 °C9 February 1973	25.3 °C	1,068 mm	0
1972	28.4 °C1 October 1972	21.4 °C14 January 1972	25.2 °C	1,118 mm	0
1971	28.3 °C11 September 1971	21.7 °C5 February 1971	25.2 °C	881 mm	0
1970	28.5 °C22 May 1970	21.5 °C3 March 1970	25.6 °C	1,009 mm	0
1969	28.7 °C3 September 1969	21.8 °C31 January 1969	25.8 °C	926 mm	0
1968	28.3 °C11 September 1968	20.9 °C4 February 1968	25.3 °C	851 mm	0
1967	28.4 °C29 August 1967	21.3 °C30 March 1967	25.1 °C	1,037 mm	0
1966	28.3 °C5 September 1966	20.1 °C11 February 1966	25.4 °C	1,067 mm	0
1965	28.3 °C24 September 1965	21.0 °C8 January 1965	25.1 °C	936 mm	0
1964	28.2 °C4 September 1964	21.5 °C15 December 1964	25.2 °C	1,053 mm	0
1963	28.4 °C24 August 1963	21.5 °C2 February 1963	25.3 °C	1,219 mm	0
1962	27.9 °C5 July 1962	21.1 °C15 February 1962	25.2 °C	1,154 mm	0
1961	28.4 °C30 August 1961	21.7 °C26 February 1961	25.1 °C	1,416 mm	0
1960	28.1 °C15 July 1960	22.0 °C31 March 1960	25.4 °C	1,150 mm	0
1959	28.5 °C31 August 1959	21.8 °C27 January 1959	25.3 °C	919 mm	0
1958	28.5 °C9 June 1958	22.5 °C15 January 1958	25.7 °C	1,182 mm	0
1957	28.2 °C15 August 1957	21.1 °C7 February 1957	25.1 °C	1,026 mm	0
1956	27.8 °C7 September 1956	21.5 °C13 March 1956	25.0 °C	1,083 mm	0
1955	28.2 °C28 August 1955	21.0 °C13 March 1955	25.0 °C	1,058 mm	0
1954	28.4 °C4 August 1954	21.3 °C26 January 1954	25.0 °C	1,155 mm	0
1953	28.9 °C4 September 1953	21.7 °C29 January 1953	25.3 °C	990 mm	0
1952	28.6 °C2 October 1952	21.5 °C16 January 1952	25.3 °C	956 mm	0
1951	28.5 °C9 September 1951	20.8 °C5 February 1951	25.2 °C	1,231 mm	0
1950	28.0 °C15 August 1950	19.6 °C7 January 1950	24.7 °C	1,216 mm	0
1949	28.5 °C17 August 1949	20.2 °C11 January 1949	25.0 °C	1,110 mm	0
1948	28.1 °C6 July 1948	21.0 °C26 February 1948	25.0 °C	1,586 mm	0
1947	28.2 °C11 September 1947	21.6 °C29 November 1947	25.1 °C	1,169 mm	0
1946	28.2 °C28 September 1946	20.8 °C7 March 1946	25.1 °C	1,107 mm	0
1945	28.2 °C30 May 1945	21.0 °C26 February 1945	25.1 °C	1,285 mm	0
1944	28.1 °C11 September 1944	20.9 °C28 January 1944	25.2 °C	1,257 mm	0
1943	28.1 °C1 September 1943	20.8 °C14 March 1943	24.9 °C	1,155 mm	0
1942	28.2 °C18 September 1942	21.0 °C12 February 1942	25.2 °C	2,085 mm	0
1941	28.1 °C21 May 1941	22.0 °C12 January 1941	25.3 °C	1,484 mm	0
1940	28.6 °C22 August 1940	21.7 °C12 January 1940	25.2 °C	1,456 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1187 mm

+104 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.3 °C	+1.2 °C	58 mm	-6 mm
Feb	25.8 °C	+0.8 °C	72 mm	+23 mm
Mar	26.3 °C	+1.1 °C	44 mm	-5 mm
Apr	26.2 °C	+0.3 °C	149 mm	+81 mm
May	27.0 °C	+0.3 °C	136 mm	+55 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	0.0 °C	64 mm	-17 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+0.5 °C	78 mm	-28 mm
Aug	28.3 °C	+0.7 °C	106 mm	-17 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+0.7 °C	147 mm	+14 mm
Oct	28.1 °C	+0.8 °C	170 mm	+36 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	+0.5 °C	100 mm	-19 mm
Dec	26.2 °C	+0.4 °C	63 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

29.2 °C

23 Aug 2025

Coldest day

22.3 °C

5 Apr 2025

Wettest day

67.3 mm

24 Apr 2025

Windiest day

32.9 km/h

12 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

66.6 km/h

12 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.4 °C

25 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.1 °C

4 Apr 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

10 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Les Abymes?

Les Abymes has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,083 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Les Abymes?

The hottest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 30.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Les Abymes?

The coldest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 19.6 °C.

Does it snow in Les Abymes?

Almost never: Les Abymes sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Les Abymes warmed?

Yes: Les Abymes warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Les Abymes?

The wettest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1942, with 375 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Les Abymes?

The windiest day measured in Les Abymes between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2017, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Les Abymes?

The warmest month in Les Abymes is September (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Les Abymes?

Les Abymes receives on average 1,083 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 269 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Les Abymes?

Les Abymes gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Les Abymes?

Yes: Les Abymes has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Les Abymes?

In Les Abymes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was 17.9 °C on 6 January 1950.

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