Le Gosier

City in Guadeloupe: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier

Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier: Filbar29, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Le Gosier is a city in Guadeloupe, in Guadeloupe. About 28,698 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Guadeloupe in our atlas.

It lies at 16.21° N, 61.49° W, about 24 m (79 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Guadeloupe time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Le Gosier. Green dots: other major cities of Guadeloupe. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Le Gosier has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Sep, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 25°C (77°F). Around 1,415 mm (56 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.

27°25°Jan6526°25°Feb4627°25°Mar4627°26°Apr7828°26°May10828°27°Jun12528°27°Jul15429°28°Aug17029°28°Sep16729°27°Oct19828°27°Nov16327°26°Dec95mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Plage de la Datcha, Le Gosier: Filbar29, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)