Current time in Basse-Terre
Thursday, 16 July 2026
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe · America/Guadeloupe · UTC-04:00
Time-zone identity for Basse-Terre
- IANA zone
America/Guadeloupe- UTC offset now
- UTC-04:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-4
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Basse-Terre is currently 4 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Basse-Terre
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 21 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Basse-Terre
Conditions near Basse-Terre and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Overcast
- Feels like
- 30°C
- Humidity
- 74%
- Wind
- 20.9 km/h E
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Patchy rain nearby25°C to 31°C36% chance of precipitationWind up to 22.7 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby26°C to 30°C62% chance of precipitationWind up to 25.9 km/h
- Patchy rain nearby26°C to 30°C57% chance of precipitationWind up to 28.1 km/h
Forecast valid from 17:45 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T22:03:55.227Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T22:18:55.227Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Basse-Terre
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Guadeloupe, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Basse-Terre
Daily astronomical events for Thursday, 16 July 2026, expressed in America/Guadeloupe local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Civil twilight
- 05:20–19:06
Moon
- Moonrise
- 07:55
- Moonset
- 20:50
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
Capital city context
About Basse-Terre, capital of Guadeloupe
Basse-Terre is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Guadeloupe. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Guadeloupe
- Administrative area
- Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe
- Population
- 11,472
- Coordinates
- 15.9971° N, 61.7321° W. The elevation is 11 metres.
Country context
Guadeloupe at a glance
Country information for Guadeloupe. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Basse-Terre is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- GP · GLP · 312
- Population
- 443,000
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Calling code
- +590
- Languages
- French (Guadeloupe)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: America/Guadeloupe.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Basse-Terre
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Basse-Terre. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Capesterre-Belle-EauGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe19 km east
America/GuadeloupeSame local time - Petit-BourgGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe26 km northeast
America/GuadeloupeSame local time - Baie-MahaultGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe34 km northeast
America/GuadeloupeSame local time - Pointe-à-PitreGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe34 km northeast
America/GuadeloupeSame local time - Le GosierGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe35 km northeast
America/GuadeloupeSame local time - Sainte-RoseGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe37 km north
America/GuadeloupeSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for America/Guadeloupe when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 3579732 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T22:03:55.207Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T22:03:55.227Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T10:40:16.232Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.