Bridgetown | Barbados | Caribbean | North America | 20/01/2024 | City Walk

0:16 - St Michael Row to Nursery Drive
01:18 - Nursery Drive
03:52 - H7/ Bridge Street
04:50 - Fairchild Street
05:57 - Golden Square Freedom Park
06:59 - Fairchild Street
07:04 - Probyn Street/ H7
07:51 - Independence Square
10:06 - Chamberlain Bridge
13:42 - The Wharf Road
19:38 - Prince Alfred Street
20:13 - Hincks Street
21:23 - Cowell Street
22:04 - St George Street
23:02 - Lower Broad Street
24:35 - Broad Street
33:10 - Ricket Street
34:03 - Palmetto Street
35:21 - Palmetto Mall and Market
36:00 - High Street
36:39 - James Street
39:34 - Tudor Street
41:09 - Milk Market Road
41:45 - Swan Street
45:18 - High Street
46:25 - House of Assembly
47:27 - High Street
48:04 - Broad Street
50:41 - St Michael Row



Distance to The North Pole, as the crow flies
5,312 miles (8,550 km)
Equator - 906 miles (1,458 km)
South Pole - 7,124 miles (11,466 km)

Farthest settlement in the world, as the crow flies
Merapo, Raijua Island, Indonesia
12,247 miles (19,710 kilometres)

Opposite side of the world
-13.107, 120.380 (between Indonesia and Australia)
12,437 miles away (20,015 km)

Climate Classification Aw
Tropical savanna climate with dry-winters
This climate can also be found in Yaoundé (Cameroon), Darwin (Australia),
Bangok (Thailand) and Caracas (Venezuela).



All of the following climate stats are for
Grantley Adams Airport 1991-2020 average

Which month receives the most sunshine hours?
March - 272.8 hours
This equates to 72.9% of daylight hours/
36.7% of total hours (day and night).

Which month receives the least sunshine hours?
June - 225 hours
This equates to 54.4% of daylight hours/
31.3% of total hours (day and night)

How many sunshine hours does Hastings get each year
3,000.8 hours
This equates to 68.5% of daylight hours/
34.25% of total hours (day and night).

The coldest month of the year
January - 29.1°C (84.4°F) Day
February - 23.0°C (73.4°F) Night

The warmest month of the year
September- 31.0° (87.8°F) Day
August - 24.8°C (76.6°F) Night

The average annual daily maximum temperature
30.2°C (86.4°F)

The average annual daily minimum temperature
24.3°C (75.7°F)

The annual mean temperature
27.2°C (81.0°F)

The lowest temperature ever recorded
16.5°C (61.7°F) on 2nd January 1984

The wettest month of the year
October - 196.6 mm (7.74 inches)
August - 16 rainy (more than 1 mm) days

The driest month of the year
March - 38.9 mm (1.53 inches)
March, April and May - 8 rainy (more than 1 mm) days

*How much rainfall does Bridgetown get each
year*
1,260 mm (4 feet and 1.6 inches)

The most rainfall recorded in one day
255 mm (10.04 inches) - 28th September 2018
20.2% of the average yearly rainfall

When is the sea around Bridgetown coldest
(seatemperature.org)
February/ March
Maximum - 28.0°C (82.4°F)
Minimum - 26.2°C (79.2°F)
Predicted average - 27.1°C (80.8°F)

*To put the sea temperature in perspective;
if you were to fall in the ocean (27.1°C), what
would your survival time be (from hypothermia)*
more than 40 hours to indefinite

*When is the sea around Bridgetown warmest
(seatemperature.org)*
September
Maximum - 30.4°C (86.7°F)
Minimum - 28.4°C (83.1°F)
Predicted average - 29.4°C (84.9°F)


Shortest day of the year? 21 December
Sunrise? 06:15:45
Sunset? 17:37:30

On the shortest day of the year the sun reaches its
maximum height of 53.46°, at 11:56:30 local time
(0° is the horizon, 90° is overhead).
UV index values are very high (8.5) at this
time of year.

Longest day of the year? 21 June
Sunrise? 05:33:00
Sunset? 18:27:30

On the longest day of the year the sun reaches its
maximum height of 79.68°, at 11:56:30 local time
(0° is the horizon, 90° is overhead).
UV index values are extreme (12) at this
time of year.

Barbados sits within the Northern Tropic.
The Equator is 0, while the Tropic of Cancer is
23.43615 (The North Pole is 90).
Any number in between these two values exists within
the Northern Tropic. For locations outside of the tropics,
The longest day of the year and the day with the highest
sun angle occur on the same day. Within the tropics,
This is not the case.

On 24 April or 25 April and 17 August and 18 August
at 11:56:30, the sun passes directly overhead
(90 degrees) UV Index values are extreme (14) at this
time of year.

Vitamin D is synthesised from the sun when the sun
is at least 45° in the sky (halfway between the horizon
and overhead/ shadow shorter than a person's height).
Assuming clear skies, this occurs daily (in Bridgetown)
from 1 January - 31 December (365 days/ All year!)
There is no vitamin D winter in Bridgetown!

Due to partial pressure, the amount of oxygen available
to humans decreases as the elevation increases.
Central Bridgetown lies between sea level and
14 metres (46 feet) above sea level.
At this elevation, there is approximately 99.8% -
100% of the oxygen present at sea level.