Basse-Pointe
French commune in Martinique
Basse-Pointe (French pronunciation: [bɑs pwɛ̃t]; Antillean Creole: Baspwent, [baspwɛ̃t]) is a town and commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.
Geography
Climate
Basse-Pointe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Basse-Pointe is 26.5 °C (79.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,636.0 mm (103.78 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.6 °C (81.7 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.1 °C (77.2 °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.
Population
See also
Communes of Martinique
References
External links
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture.
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