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Climate in Camopi · Météo-France 1991–2020 normals

Camopi is warm all year: afternoons reach 30 to 35 degrees in every month

Twelve months of showers and storms leave about 2,697 mm. Set against mainland French towns, none of its figures stands out. The seasons sit close together: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans only 13°C.

A tropical climate: compared with the other towns of French Guiana, not with mainland France

Figures from Météo-France’s Camopi station, 0.6 km north-west.

A year in Camopi at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Camopi station.

Jan31°C23°C
Feb30°C23°C
Mar31°C23°C
Apr31°C23°CWettest
May31°C23°C
Jun31°C22°C
Jul32°C22°CCoolest nights
Aug33°C22°C
Sep34°C22°C
Oct35°C22°CWarmest
Nov now34°C22°C
Dec32°C23°C
A normal year

What a year in Camopi 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 Camopi.

Rainy season
31°C / 23°C
January to June · 1,972 mm of rain
Dry season
33°C / 22°C
July to December · 725 mm of rain
Rain

About 2,697 mm of rain a year

April is the wettest month and September the driest. About 96 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in French Guiana.

2,697 mm
Rain a year, over 220 days of 1 mm or more
96
Days a year with 10 mm of rain or more

Rain by month

Millimeters

388 mm
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Weather station

The Météo-France station at Camopi

Camopi is 0.6 km north-west of Camopi. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Camopi itself.

Station (Météo-France number)Camopi (97356001)
Distance from the town0.6 km north-west
Station altitude63 m
Town altitude (its center)53 m
Period1991–2020

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.

Compared with other towns

How Camopi compares

Against the 15 towns of 2,500+ in French Guiana (the dots). Mainland France’s towns aren’t a fair comparison for a tropical climate.

Warmest month’s afternoons35.0°C
Camopi
31°C32°C33°C34°C35°C
The warmest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in French Guiana
Coolest month’s nights21.9°C
Camopi
21°C22°C23°C24°C25°C
12th mildest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in French Guiana
Rain a year2,697 mm
Camopi
2,4002,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,600
12th wettest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in French Guiana
Month by month

Camopi weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Camopi station.

MonthHighLowMeanRain
January30.7°C22.5°C26.6°C313 mm
February30.4°C22.5°C26.4°C312 mm
March30.9°C22.6°C26.7°C310 mm
April31.0°C22.9°C27.0°C388 mm
May30.7°C23.0°C26.8°C384 mm
June31.2°C22.4°C26.9°C265 mm
July31.7°C21.9°C26.8°C191 mm
August32.9°C22.0°C27.4°C110 mm
September34.1°C22.0°C28.0°C47 mm
October35.0°C22.1°C28.6°C57 mm
November34.3°C22.4°C28.4°C86 mm
December32.1°C22.6°C27.3°C235 mm
Year32.1°C22.4°C27.2°C2,697 mm
Sources

Where Camopi’s numbers come from

Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.

  • Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Camopi, 0.6 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.
  • Comparisons: the towns of 2,500+ in French Guiana, read the same way.

Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.

Questions about Camopi’s climate

How warm does Camopi get in summer?

October is the warmest month, with average highs of 35.0°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.

Does Camopi ever get cool?

Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 21.9°C.

How much rain does Camopi get?

About 2,697 mm a year. April is the wettest month (388 mm) and September the driest (47 mm).

Are these figures for Camopi itself?

No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Camopi, Camopi, 0.6 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 CAMOPI_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Camopi →

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.