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.