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The Land

A view of Grand Ford from atop Mornede Grand Ford, the high- est point on St. Barts.

October and December. The island’s average monthly temperature is 80° Fahrenheit (27° Celsius). St. Martin, which is the smallest landmass in the world shared by two nations—in this case France and the Netherlands—is tropical year-round, with an average winter temperature of 80°F. It is warmer and more humid in the summer, and the island receives about 45 inches (114 cm) of rain each year. The temperature on St. Barts ranges from 72ºF to 86ºF (22°C to 30°C), and the island receives about 300 days of sunshine a year. Temperatures on Saba and Sint Eustatius range from a high of about 82ºF (28ºC) in the summer to a low of about 60ºF (16ºC) in the winter, and the islands receive about 42 inches (107 cm) of rain each year. The average temperature on St. Kitts and Nevis is 79°F (27°C), and the