Afternoons in Deshaies reach 29 to 32 degrees in every month of the year
Rain adds up to roughly 1,558 mm over twelve months. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. October is the wettest month here, with about 3.5 times the rain of February.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Raizet Aéro station, 30 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Deshaies at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Raizet Aéro station.
What a year in Deshaies feels like
Typical highs and lows in the rainier and the drier half of the year, and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Raizet Aéro.
About 1,558 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 43 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 28 towns of 2,500+ in Guadeloupe.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Raizet Aéro
The Météo-France station at Le Raizet Aéro
Le Raizet Aéro is 30 km east of Deshaies. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Deshaies itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Raizet Aéro (97101015) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km east |
| Station altitude | 11 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 9 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Deshaies compares
Against the 28 towns of 2,500+ in Guadeloupe (the dots). Mainland France’s towns aren’t a fair comparison for a tropical climate.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | Warmest-month high | Coolest-month low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaies | Le Raizet Aéro | 31.8°C | 20.9°C | 1,558 mm |
| Pointe-Noire 8.3 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Sainte-Rose 11 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Lamentin 18 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Bouillante 20 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Baie-Mahault 23 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
| Petit-Bourg 25 km | same station | 31.8°C about the same | 20.9°C about the same | 1,558 mm |
Deshaies weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Raizet Aéro station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C | 20.9°C | 25.0°C | 89 mm | 201 |
| February | 29.1°C | 20.9°C | 25.0°C | 58 mm | 191 |
| March | 29.6°C | 21.1°C | 25.4°C | 72 mm | 214 |
| April | 30.2°C | 22.4°C | 26.3°C | 99 mm | 209 |
| May | 30.8°C | 23.7°C | 27.3°C | 123 mm | 215 |
| June | 31.4°C | 24.5°C | 27.9°C | 105 mm | 210 |
| July | 31.6°C | 24.5°C | 28.0°C | 135 mm | 214 |
| August | 31.8°C | 24.3°C | 28.1°C | 163 mm | 223 |
| September | 31.6°C | 24.0°C | 27.8°C | 198 mm | 199 |
| October | 31.3°C | 23.5°C | 27.4°C | 203 mm | 198 |
| November | 30.5°C | 22.6°C | 26.5°C | 186 mm | 183 |
| December | 29.6°C | 21.6°C | 25.6°C | 127 mm | 192 |
| Year | 30.6°C | 22.8°C | 26.7°C | 1,558 mm | 2,448 |
Where Deshaies’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Raizet Aéro, 30 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Le Raizet Aéro, 30 km away.
- Comparisons: the towns of 2,500+ in Guadeloupe, read the same way.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Deshaies’s climate
How warm does Deshaies get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.8°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Deshaies ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in January, average 20.9°C.
How much rain does Deshaies get?
About 1,558 mm a year. October is the wettest month (203 mm) and February the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Raizet Aéro (30 km away), averages 2,448 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Deshaies itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Deshaies, Le Raizet Aéro, 30 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station LE RAIZET AERO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Deshaies →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.