Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis) vs London (Great Britain): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Basseterre 2013–2023 · London 2013–2023

Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis) has a higher monthly mean temperature than London (Great Britain) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Basseterre
September · 27.68 °C
London
July · 18.57 °C

Coolest month

Basseterre
February · 24.86 °C
London
January · 4.73 °C

Driest month

Basseterre
March · 1.17 mm/day
London
April · 1.33 mm/day

Sunniest month

Basseterre
July · 11.59 hours/day
London
July · 10.94 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 8.71 °C (July); the largest is 20.30 °C (January).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 2.83 °C in Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis) and 13.84 °C in London (Great Britain). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis) has a higher daily rainfall average in 7 months and London (Great Britain) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis) has more average sunshine hours per day in 12 months and London (Great Britain) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: London (Great Britain) minus Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Temperature °C

Month Basseterre London +/-
Jan 25.02 4.73 −20.30
Feb 24.86 5.44 −19.41
Mar 25.04 6.84 −18.20
Apr 25.54 9.18 −16.36
May 26.39 12.67 −13.72
Jun 27.07 16.27 −10.80
Jul 27.28 18.57 −8.71
Aug 27.59 17.74 −9.85
Sep 27.68 15.48 −12.20
Oct 27.32 12.31 −15.01
Nov 26.64 8.09 −18.55
Dec 25.83 6.52 −19.31
Annual mean 26.36 11.15 −15.20

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Basseterre London +/-
Jan 10.40 3.74 −6.66
Feb 10.77 5.11 −5.66
Mar 11.10 6.38 −4.72
Apr 11.48 9.22 −2.25
May 11.47 10.11 −1.37
Jun 11.58 10.51 −1.07
Jul 11.59 10.94 −0.65
Aug 11.16 9.68 −1.48
Sep 10.71 8.02 −2.69
Oct 10.13 5.86 −4.27
Nov 9.73 4.12 −5.61
Dec 10.05 3.14 −6.91
Annual mean 10.85 7.24 −3.61

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Basseterre London +/-
Jan 1.36 1.92 +0.56
Feb 1.34 1.71 +0.37
Mar 1.17 1.61 +0.44
Apr 1.72 1.33 −0.39
May 2.19 1.85 −0.33
Jun 1.71 1.93 +0.23
Jul 2.19 1.79 −0.39
Aug 3.17 2.02 −1.15
Sep 3.96 1.61 −2.35
Oct 3.70 2.51 −1.19
Nov 3.23 2.27 −0.95
Dec 1.99 2.10 +0.11
Annual mean 2.31 1.89 −0.42

Snow (mm)

Month Basseterre London +/-
Jan 0.00 0.94 +0.94
Feb 0.00 0.76 +0.76
Mar 0.00 0.77 +0.77
Apr 0.00 0.05 +0.05
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.04 +0.04
Dec 0.00 0.40 +0.40
Annual mean 0.00 0.25 +0.25