Basseterre
Basseterre; Bastear
Saint Kitts and NevisBSh
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Basseterre is the capital and largest city of Saint Kitts and Nevis, located on the southwest coast of Saint Kitts. It is the country's main port, commercial center, and transport hub.
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The next week in Basseterre
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
30° / 26°
2.9 mm
UV Very high
Sat
Drizzle
30° / 26°
1.9 mm
UV Very high
Sun
Drizzle
29° / 25°
3.7 mm
UV Very high
Mon
Rain
29° / 23°
10.2 mm
UV Very high
Tue
Drizzle
29° / 25°
1.5 mm
UV Very high
Wed
Drizzle
29°
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
30° / 25°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
12.9h
05:39 – 18:34local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Basseterre
9 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) at 1 km.
Getting around Basseterre
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.