La Désirade is warm all year: afternoons reach 28 to 31 degrees in every month
A rain gauge here collects about 1,363 mm in an average year. The year changes little: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are only 9°C apart. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Moule Laureal station, 29 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in La Désirade at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Moule Laureal station.
What a year in La Désirade 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 Moule Laureal.
About 1,363 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 25th 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 Moule Laureal
Le Moule Laureal is 29 km west of La Désirade. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Désirade itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Moule Laureal (97117013) |
| Distance from the town | 29 km west |
| Station altitude | 24 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 0 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Raizet Aéro, 47 km away |
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 La Désirade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Désirade | Le Moule Laureal | 31.1°C | 21.7°C | 1,363 mm |
| Saint-François 22 km | same station | 31.1°C about the same | 21.7°C about the same | 1,363 mm |
| Le Moule 29 km | same station | 31.1°C about the same | 21.7°C about the same | 1,363 mm |
La Désirade weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Moule Laureal station; sunshine at Le Raizet Aéro.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C | 21.8°C | 25.1°C | 78 mm | 201 |
| February | 28.5°C | 21.7°C | 25.1°C | 50 mm | 191 |
| March | 28.9°C | 21.9°C | 25.4°C | 68 mm | 214 |
| April | 29.6°C | 22.8°C | 26.2°C | 85 mm | 209 |
| May | 30.4°C | 23.8°C | 27.1°C | 108 mm | 215 |
| June | 30.7°C | 24.8°C | 27.8°C | 91 mm | 210 |
| July | 30.9°C | 25.0°C | 27.9°C | 112 mm | 214 |
| August | 31.1°C | 24.8°C | 28.0°C | 141 mm | 223 |
| September | 31.0°C | 24.0°C | 27.5°C | 158 mm | 199 |
| October | 30.6°C | 23.6°C | 27.1°C | 179 mm | 198 |
| November | 29.7°C | 23.1°C | 26.4°C | 179 mm | 183 |
| December | 28.9°C | 22.6°C | 25.8°C | 114 mm | 192 |
| Year | 29.9°C | 23.3°C | 26.6°C | 1,363 mm | 2,448 |
Where La Désirade’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Moule Laureal, 29 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 47 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 La Désirade’s climate
How warm does La Désirade get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.1°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does La Désirade ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 21.7°C.
How much rain does La Désirade get?
About 1,363 mm a year. October is the wettest month (179 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Raizet Aéro (47 km away), averages 2,448 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Désirade itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Désirade, Le Moule Laureal, 29 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 MOULE LAUREAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Désirade →
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.