Guadeloupe
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Guadeloupe
| Official name: | Department of Guadeloupe |
| Capital: | Basse-Terre |
| Area: | total: 1,780 sq km
note: Guadeloupe is an archipelago of nine inhabited islands, including Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Desirade, Iles des Saintes (2), Saint-Barthelemy, Iles de la Petite Terre, and Saint-Martin (French part of the island of Saint Martin)
water: 74 sq km
land: 1,706 sq km |
| Climate: | subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity |
| Location: | Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico |
| Geographic coordinates: | 16 15 N, 61 35 W |
| Comparative Area: | 10 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | total: 10.2 km
border countries: Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten) 10.2 km |
| Coastline: | 306 km |
| Terrain: | Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Soufriere 1,484 m |
Map of Guadeloupe
