Photo: Clémenceau Lauret · CC BY-SA 4.0Bras-Panon is warm all year: afternoons reach 25 to 31 degrees in every month
Rain adds up to roughly 3,456 mm over twelve months. The rainiest month is February; the driest is October. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Benoît station, 8.2 km south-east.
A year in Bras-Panon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Benoît station.
What a year in Bras-Panon 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 Saint-Benoît.
About 3,456 mm of rain a year
February is the wettest month and October the driest. About 83 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Réunion.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport
82 days of 30°C or more a year
About 316 days a year reach 25°C and 82 reach 30°C. Frost is unknown at the coast.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Benoît: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Saint-Benoît
Saint-Benoît is 8.2 km south-east of Bras-Panon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bras-Panon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Benoît (97410238) |
| Distance from the town | 8.2 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 43 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 48 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 19 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 Bras-Panon compares
Against the 24 towns of 2,500+ in Réunion (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras-Panon | Saint-Benoît | 30.5°C | 17.0°C | 3,456 mm |
| Saint-André 4.9 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 16.5°C 0.5°C colder | 3,411 mm |
| Saint-Benoît 7.3 km | same station | 30.5°C about the same | 17.0°C about the same | 3,456 mm |
| Sainte-Suzanne 10 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 16.5°C 0.5°C colder | 3,411 mm |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes 17 km | Plaine des Palmistes | 24.0°C 6.5°C cooler | 9.6°C 7.4°C colder | 4,302 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 17 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 16.5°C 0.5°C colder | 3,411 mm |
| Salazie 17 km | Mare A Vieille Place | 26.3°C 4.2°C cooler | 11.4°C 5.6°C colder | 3,052 mm |
Bras-Panon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Benoît station; sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C | 22.3°C | 26.3°C | 469 mm | 218 |
| February | 30.5°C | 22.5°C | 26.5°C | 541 mm | 196 |
| March | 30.1°C | 22.0°C | 26.1°C | 535 mm | 215 |
| April | 29.3°C | 21.1°C | 25.2°C | 349 mm | 216 |
| May | 27.7°C | 19.5°C | 23.6°C | 260 mm | 214 |
| June | 26.0°C | 17.8°C | 21.9°C | 179 mm | 210 |
| July | 25.0°C | 17.0°C | 21.0°C | 179 mm | 222 |
| August | 25.2°C | 17.1°C | 21.2°C | 155 mm | 216 |
| September | 25.7°C | 17.7°C | 21.7°C | 145 mm | 211 |
| October | 26.6°C | 18.7°C | 22.7°C | 133 mm | 211 |
| November | 27.8°C | 19.9°C | 23.8°C | 181 mm | 212 |
| December | 29.3°C | 21.4°C | 25.3°C | 330 mm | 227 |
| Year | 27.8°C | 19.7°C | 23.8°C | 3,456 mm | 2,567 |
Where Bras-Panon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Benoît, 8.2 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, Gillot-Aéroport, 19 km away.
- Comparisons: the towns of 2,500+ in Réunion, read the same way.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bras-Panon’s climate
How warm does Bras-Panon get in summer?
February is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.5°C. About 316 days a year reach 25°C, and about 82 reach 30°C.
Does Bras-Panon ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 17.0°C.
How much rain does Bras-Panon get?
About 3,456 mm a year. February is the wettest month (541 mm) and October the driest (133 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gillot-Aéroport (19 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bras-Panon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bras-Panon, Saint-Benoît, 8.2 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 SAINT-BENOIT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bras-Panon →
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.