Basse-Pointe

Commune in Martinique, France
Location of Basse-Pointe
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Coordinates: (2020–2026) Marie-Thérèse Casimirius[1]Area
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27.95 km2 (10.79 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
2,768 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)DemonymPointois.eTime zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)INSEE/Postal code
97203 /97218
Elevation0–1,279 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.

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 24.1 °C (75.4 °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 (1991–2020 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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.7
(83.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		29.2
(84.6) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.8
(87.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.4
(77.7) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.6
(79.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.7
(71.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.3
(73.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.9
(73.2)
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) 158.2
(6.23) 		94.9
(3.74) 		111.4
(4.39) 		192.9
(7.59) 		199.6
(7.86) 		195.0
(7.68) 		238.5
(9.39) 		279.5
(11.00) 		269.1
(10.59) 		313.2
(12.33) 		363.0
(14.29) 		220.7
(8.69) 		2,636
(103.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 20.8 15.6 14.8 15.8 16.1 18.4 21.5 22.3 20.0 21.8 22.0 20.2 229.3
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 4,562—    
1974 4,359−0.65%
1982 4,201−0.46%
1990 4,432+0.67%
1999 4,183−0.64%
2007 3,845−1.05%
2012 3,609−1.26%
2017 3,026−3.46%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

  • Communes of Martinique

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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