Location & Surroundings
Basse-Terre is the capital city of Guadeloupe with 11,472 inhabitants, at 11 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Baillif, 3 km to the northwest. The nearest airport is Pointe-a-Pitre Le Raizet Airport, 37 km away.
Also known as: باس-تير · 巴斯特尔 · バステール · Бас-Тер · ბას-ტერი · Бас Тер
Overview
Basse-Terre is French commune and capital city of Guadeloupe — FR commune française du département d'outre-mer de la Guadeloupe (chef-lieu).
It is located in Guadeloupe, France.
Established in 1643-00-00.
The population is about 9,419 (2022).
It covers about 5.78 square kilometre.
Also known as: Basse Terre, Bastè
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Basic Data
- Country France
- Located in Guadeloupe
- Area 5.78 square kilometre
- Type capital of a political entity (PPLC)
- capital of a political entity designated as an independent state
Geography
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Coordinates
15° 59' 50" N, 61° 43' 56" W
- Elevation DEM: 11 m
- Timezone America/Guadeloupe
- Time Shift GMT -4 (DST -4)
Statistics & Country
- Population 11,472
- Pop. Density 1,943 p/km²
- Built-up 23.8%
- Settlement Dense urban cluster
- Currency Euro (EUR)
- Phone Prefix +590
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 10:04
- Sunrise 05:55
- Sunset 17:57
- Day length 12 h 1 min
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Weather in Basse-Terre
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Basse-Terre, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 27.4 C with mostly clear skies and a 5.9 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: 27.4 to 28.5 C, max wind 8.1 m/s. Precip around 0.1 mm. Solar peaks near 777 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 27.4 | 5.9 | 86 | 77 | 1,012.6 | - / 0.00 | 9 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 27.7 | 6.3 | 87 | 74 | 1,014.7 | 2.43 / 2.43 | 39 | 62.4 | n/a |
| 12h | 28.5 | 8.1 | 104 | 69 | 1,013.2 | 0.00 / 1.51 | 91 | 777.3 | n/a |
| 18h | 27.5 | 6.4 | 77 | 77 | 1,014.7 | 0.00 / 0.01 | 13 | 242.6 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 27.5 | 5.2 | 83 | 76 | 1,013.1 | 0.07 / 0.07 | 12 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 27.9 | 5.2 | 90 | 72 | 1,015.2 | 0.00 / 0.07 | 7 | 64.1 | n/a |
| 36h | 28.7 | 7.2 | 103 | 72 | 1,013.2 | 0.15 / 0.22 | 6 | 827.0 | n/a |
| 42h | 27.7 | 5.7 | 87 | 78 | 1,014.5 | 0.12 / 0.34 | 98 | 262.5 | n/a |
| Saturday | 27.5 | 5.7 | 88 | 76 | 1,012.9 | 0.11 / 0.45 | 60 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 27.8 | 4.9 | 82 | 65 | 1,015.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 1 | 66.0 | n/a |
| 60h | 28.9 | 6.3 | 99 | 66 | 1,013.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 44 | 836.9 | n/a |
| 66h | 27.6 | 5.4 | 75 | 75 | 1,014.6 | 0.08 / 0.08 | 100 | 257.2 | n/a |
| Sunday | 27.3 | 5.1 | 71 | 79 | 1,012.7 | 0.08 / 0.15 | 13 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website ville-basseterre.fr
- Commons category Basse-Terre