Petit-Bourg

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

Mairie de Petit-Bourg

Mairie de Petit-Bourg: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Petit-Bourg is a city in Guadeloupe, in Guadeloupe. About 24,994 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Guadeloupe in our atlas.

It lies at 16.19° N, 61.59° W, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Guadeloupe time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Petit-Bourg. Green dots: other major cities of Guadeloupe. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Petit-Bourg has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 25°C (77°F). Around 1,170 mm (46 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.

27°25°Jan4527°25°Feb3127°25°Mar3428°26°Apr5728°26°May9228°27°Jun10629°27°Jul12629°28°Aug14029°28°Sep14829°28°Oct17228°27°Nov14627°26°Dec73mm

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
  • Mairie de Petit-Bourg: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)