The climate of Charlotte Amalie (U.S. Virgin Islands)
On the US Virgin Island of Saint Thomas the city of Charlotte Amalie
is located. The city was named after the queen-consort of Denmark when
it was founded in 1609 by the Danish. Nowadays Charlotte Amalie is an
important port for cruise ships. Over 1.5 million passengers visit
this small subtropical city on the US Virgin Islands each year.
Charlotte Amalie has a tropical savannah climate with a dry season and
a wet season. During the winter months Charlotte Amalie has its dry
season. The wet season starts halfway during the summer and ends
halfway December. Daytime temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius on
average go together with a tropical climate. The minimum temperature
lies just above 20 degrees Celsius. October is the wettest month with
a long term based average of 141 millimeters of rain.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Charlotte Amalie:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
22
8
13
26
February
30
22
8
10
26
March
30
22
9
10
26
April
31
23
9
10
26
May
31
24
8
13
27
June
32
25
8
13
28
July
32
26
9
15
28
August
33
26
9
15
28
September
32
25
8
15
29
October
32
24
8
16
29
November
31
24
7
15
28
December
30
23
7
14
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
