Sainte-Rose climate — normals and trends
Sainte-Rose (Guadeloupe) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 707 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Sainte-Rose averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Sainte-Rose has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.0 °C (on 23 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
Sainte-RoseGuadeloupe
- coords
- 16.33°, -61.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
26.7°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
707mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
30.0 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest day
19.8 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
290 mm
29 April 1942
Windiest day
74.7 km/h
19 September 2017
Strongest gust
144.7 km/h
19 September 2017
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
23 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
18.4 °C
6 January 1950
Sunniest day
12.7 h
8 July 1940
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 | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 53 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 94 mm | +54 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 81 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 110 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 134 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 65 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 37 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sainte-Rose?
Sainte-Rose has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 707 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sainte-Rose?
The hottest day measured in Sainte-Rose between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2023, reaching 30.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sainte-Rose?
The coldest day measured in Sainte-Rose between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at 19.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sainte-Rose?
Almost never: Sainte-Rose sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sainte-Rose warmed?
Yes: Sainte-Rose warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sainte-Rose?
The wettest day measured in Sainte-Rose between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1942, with 290 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sainte-Rose?
The windiest day measured in Sainte-Rose between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2017, with winds reaching 74.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sainte-Rose?
The warmest month in Sainte-Rose is September (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sainte-Rose?
Sainte-Rose receives on average 707 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sainte-Rose?
Sainte-Rose gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sainte-Rose?
Yes: Sainte-Rose has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sainte-Rose?
In Sainte-Rose, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 23 August 2023, and the lowest was 18.4 °C on 6 January 1950.
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