The Bottom
Capital of Caribbean Netherlands: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Saba School of Medicine: Simonwwong, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
The Bottom is the capital of Caribbean Netherlands, in Saba. About 488 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Caribbean Netherlands in our atlas.
It lies at 17.63° N, 63.25° W, about 222 m (728 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Kralendijk time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: The Bottom. Green dots: other major cities of Caribbean Netherlands. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
The Bottom has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). 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 662 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Caribbean NetherlandsNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3513173 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q475718 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Saba School of Medicine: Simonwwong, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Saba with cloud cover: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Saba01-Krasowski: Stefan Krasowski, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Wells Bay, Saba, with Torrens Point in the distance: CareAhLine, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
