The climate of Sint Eustatius (the Netherlands)
Sint Eustatius is a small island in the Caribbean; its capital is
Oranjestad. Saba has been a Dutch municipality since 10 October 2010.
Prior to this date the island was part of the leeward islands of the
Dutch Antilles. Among the local population the island is known as
Statia. The main source of income for the island is tourism. Most
tourists come here to go diving or to enjoy the beautiful pristine
scenery. The highest point on the island is the Quill. This volcano
has been dormant for several hundreds of years. Just like Saba St.
Eustasius has had a university called the University of St Eustatius
School of Medicine since the beginning of this century. This
university attracts many American and Canadian students. St. Eustasius
has a tropical monsoon climate with a wet period during the end of
summer and the autumn. Daytime temperatures are 30 degrees Celsius on
average. However, an ever blowing trade wind offers some cooling. It
may even get cold during the evening. Precipitation figures are
reasonably high all year round with a peak from October till December.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Sint Eustatius:
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
29
23
8
15
26
February
29
23
9
11
26
March
30
24
9
11
26
April
30
24
8
11
27
May
30
25
8
14
27
June
30
25
8
14
28
July
31
25
9
16
28
August
31
25
8
16
28
September
31
25
8
16
29
October
31
24
8
17
29
November
30
24
8
16
28
December
29
23
8
15
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
