Commune in Martinique, France

Basse-Pointe

Commune

Housing in Pécoul, classified as historical monuments

Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique

Location of Basse-Pointe

Coordinates: 14°52′N 61°07′W / 14.87°N 61.12°W / 14.87; -61.12Coordinates: 14°52′N 61°07′W / 14.87°N 61.12°W / 14.87; -61.12
Country| France
Overseas region and department| Martinique
Arrondissement| La Trinité
Intercommunality| CA Pays Nord Martinique
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Marie-Thérèse Casimirius[1]
Area

| 27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi)
Population

(Jan. 2019)[2]

| 2,823
• Density| 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)| Pointois.e
Time zone| UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code|

97203 /97218

Elevation| 0–1,279 m (0–4,196 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Basse-Pointe (French pronunciation: ​[bɑs pwɛ̃t]; Martinican Creole: Baspwent) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 1.1 Climate
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Geography[edit]

### Climate[edit]

Basse-Pointe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Basse-Pointe is 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,440.0 mm (96.06 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in February, at around 24.9 °C (76.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Basse-Pointe was 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) on 1 October 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.3 °C (61.3 °F) on 21 September 1978.

Climate data for Basse-Pointe (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1971−present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 33.2
(91.8)  | 33.1
(91.6)  | 35.2
(95.4)  | 34.0
(93.2)  | 33.5
(92.3)  | 34.6
(94.3)  | 34.1
(93.4)  | 35.6
(96.1)  | 36.3
(97.3)  | 33.1
(91.6)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 36.3
(97.3)
Average high °C (°F)  | 28.4
(83.1)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 29.7
(85.5)  | 30.3
(86.5)  | 30.4
(86.7)  | 30.5
(86.9)  | 31.0
(87.8)  | 31.1
(88.0)  | 30.8
(87.4)  | 30.0
(86.0)  | 29.2
(84.6)  | 29.9
(85.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 24.9
(76.8)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 26.7
(80.1)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 27.2
(81.0)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 27.3
(81.1)  | 26.9
(80.4)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 21.5
(70.7)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 23.1
(73.6)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F)  | 17.2
(63.0)  | 16.7
(62.1)  | 16.8
(62.2)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 18.2
(64.8)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 20.2
(68.4)  | 20.8
(69.4)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 20.0
(68.0)  | 18.2
(64.8)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 16.3
(61.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 144.2
(5.68)  | 99.2
(3.91)  | 99.3
(3.91)  | 151.0
(5.94)  | 171.2
(6.74)  | 186.5
(7.34)  | 233.2
(9.18)  | 264.7
(10.42)  | 261.3
(10.29)  | 308.0
(12.13)  | 323.5
(12.74)  | 197.9
(7.79)  | 2,440
(96.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 19.8  | 14.4  | 14.2  | 14.1  | 16.3  | 17.8  | 21.2  | 21.6  | 20.0  | 22.3  | 21.3  | 18.5  | 221.7
Source: Meteociel[3]

## See also[edit]

* Communes of Martinique

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
3. ^ "Normales et records pour Bassepointe-Chal (972)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

## External links[edit]

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