Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-François 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. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. October is the wettest month, February the driest.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Moule Laureal station, 11 km north-west.
A year in Saint-François at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Moule Laureal station.
What a year in Saint-François 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 11 km north-west of Saint-François. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-François itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Moule Laureal (97117013) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 24 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | -1 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Raizet Aéro, 26 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 Saint-François 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-François | Le Moule Laureal | 31.1°C | 21.7°C | 1,363 mm |
| Le Moule 12 km | same station | 31.1°C about the same | 21.7°C about the same | 1,363 mm |
| Sainte-Anne 12 km | same station | 31.1°C about the same | 21.7°C about the same | 1,363 mm |
| Morne-à-l'Eau 21 km | Le Raizet Aéro | 31.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 20.9°C 0.8°C colder | 1,558 mm |
| Le Gosier 24 km | Le Raizet Aéro | 31.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 20.9°C 0.8°C colder | 1,558 mm |
| Les Abymes 25 km | Le Raizet Aéro | 31.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 20.9°C 0.8°C colder | 1,558 mm |
| Petit-Canal 27 km | Le Raizet Aéro | 31.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 20.9°C 0.8°C colder | 1,558 mm |
Saint-François 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 Saint-François’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, 11 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, 26 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 Saint-François’s climate
How warm does Saint-François 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 Saint-François ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 21.7°C.
How much rain does Saint-François 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 (26 km away), averages 2,448 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-François itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-François, Le Moule Laureal, 11 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 Saint-François →
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.