Editing Guadeloupe (section)

=== Climate ===
The islands are part of the [[Leeward Islands]], so called because they are downwind of the prevailing [[trade wind]]s, which blow out of the northeast.<ref name="britannica.com" /><ref name=factbook /> This was significant in the days of [[sailing ship]]s. Grande-Terre is so named because it is on the eastern, or [[windward]] side, exposed to the Atlantic winds. Basse-Terre is so named because it is on the [[leeward]] south-west side and sheltered from the winds. Guadeloupe has a [[tropical climate]] tempered by maritime influences and the [[Trade Winds]]. There are two seasons, the dry season called "Lent" from January to June, and the wet season called "winter", from July to December.<ref name="britannica.com" />

{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Guadeloupe
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan high C = 29.1
| Feb high C = 29.1
| Mar high C = 29.4
| Apr high C = 30.1
| May high C = 30.7
| Jun high C = 31.3
| Jul high C = 31.5
| Aug high C = 31.6
| Sep high C = 31.5
| Oct high C = 31.2
| Nov high C = 30.5
| Dec high C = 29.6
| year high C = 30.5
| Jan mean C = 24.5
| Feb mean C = 24.5
| Mar mean C = 24.9
| Apr mean C = 25.9
| May mean C = 26.9
| Jun mean C = 27.5
| Jul mean C = 27.6
| Aug mean C = 27.7
| Sep mean C = 27.4
| Oct mean C = 27.0
| Nov mean C = 26.3
| Dec mean C = 25.2
| year mean C = 26.3
| Jan low C = 19.9
| Feb low C = 19.9
| Mar low C = 20.4
| Apr low C = 21.7
| May low C = 23.1
| Jun low C = 23.8
| Jul low C = 23.8
| Aug low C = 23.7
| Sep low C = 23.3
| Oct low C = 22.9
| Nov low C = 22.1
| Dec low C = 20.9
| year low C = 22.1
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 84
| Feb precipitation mm = 64
| Mar precipitation mm = 73
| Apr precipitation mm = 123
| May precipitation mm = 148
| Jun precipitation mm = 118
| Jul precipitation mm = 150
| Aug precipitation mm = 198
| Sep precipitation mm = 236
| Oct precipitation mm = 228
| Nov precipitation mm = 220
| Dec precipitation mm = 137
| year precipitation mm = 1779
| Jan precipitation days = 15.0
| Feb precipitation days = 11.5
| Mar precipitation days = 11.5
| Apr precipitation days = 11.6
| May precipitation days = 13.6
| Jun precipitation days = 12.8
| Jul precipitation days = 15.4
| Aug precipitation days = 16.2
| Sep precipitation days = 16.6
| Oct precipitation days = 18.1
| Nov precipitation days = 16.6
| Dec precipitation days = 15.7
| year precipitation days = 174.6
| unit precipitation days = 
| Jan sun = 235.6
| Feb sun = 229.1
| Mar sun = 232.5
| Apr sun = 240.0
| May sun = 244.9
| Jun sun = 237.0
| Jul sun = 244.9
| Aug sun = 248.0
| Sep sun = 216.0
| Oct sun = 217.0
| Nov sun = 207.0
| Dec sun = 223.2
| year sun = 2775.2
| source 1 = [[Hong Kong Observatory]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/s_america/mx_cam/guadeloupe_e.htm |title=Climatological Information for Guadeloupe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403033951/http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/s_america/mx_cam/guadeloupe_e.htm |archive-date=3 April 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| date=September 2011}}
[[File:Plage de la Grande Anse à Deshaies 2.jpg|thumb|Grande Anse Beach]]