Photo: Ville du Port · CC BY-SA 4.0Le Port is warm all year: afternoons reach 27 to 32 degrees in every month
Measured over a year, the rain totals 539 mm. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. Rain follows the seasons: January brings about 24 times as much as July.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Port station, 2 km west.
A year in Le Port at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Port station.
What a year in Le Port 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 Port.
About 539 mm of rain a year
January is the wettest month and July the driest. About 12 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Réunion.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport
149 days of 30°C or more a year
About 358 days a year reach 25°C and 149 reach 30°C. Frost is unknown at the coast.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Port: 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 Le Port
Le Port is 2 km west of Le Port. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Port itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Port (97407520) |
| Distance from the town | 2 km west |
| Station altitude | 9 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 38 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 24 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 Le Port 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Port | Le Port | 31.9°C | 19.1°C | 539 mm |
| La Possession 4.2 km | same station | 31.9°C about the same | 19.1°C about the same | 539 mm |
| Saint-Paul 10 km | Le Gol les Hauts - Cirad | 29.6°C 2.3°C cooler | 14.4°C 4.7°C colder | 1,162 mm |
| Saint-Denis 18 km | Gillot-Aéroport | 30.3°C 1.6°C cooler | 18.2°C 0.9°C colder | 1,530 mm |
| Les Trois-Bassins 18 km | Colimacons | 25.5°C 6.4°C cooler | 12.7°C 6.4°C colder | 1,069 mm |
| Salazie 24 km | Mare A Vieille Place | 26.3°C 5.6°C cooler | 11.4°C 7.7°C colder | 3,052 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 25 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 2.3°C cooler | 16.5°C 2.6°C colder | 3,411 mm |
Le Port weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Port station; sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.5°C | 24.7°C | 28.1°C | 118 mm | 218 |
| February | 31.9°C | 24.9°C | 28.4°C | 118 mm | 196 |
| March | 31.5°C | 24.3°C | 27.9°C | 105 mm | 215 |
| April | 30.9°C | 23.4°C | 27.2°C | 40 mm | 216 |
| May | 29.3°C | 21.8°C | 25.5°C | 19 mm | 214 |
| June | 27.7°C | 20.0°C | 23.9°C | 17 mm | 210 |
| July | 26.7°C | 19.1°C | 22.9°C | 5 mm | 222 |
| August | 26.6°C | 19.1°C | 22.9°C | 9 mm | 216 |
| September | 27.0°C | 19.6°C | 23.3°C | 8 mm | 211 |
| October | 28.0°C | 20.8°C | 24.4°C | 10 mm | 211 |
| November | 29.2°C | 22.1°C | 25.6°C | 20 mm | 212 |
| December | 30.7°C | 23.7°C | 27.2°C | 72 mm | 227 |
| Year | 29.3°C | 22.0°C | 25.6°C | 539 mm | 2,567 |
Where Le Port’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Port, 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, 24 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 Le Port’s climate
How warm does Le Port get in summer?
February is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.9°C. About 358 days a year reach 25°C, and about 149 reach 30°C.
Does Le Port ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 19.1°C.
How much rain does Le Port get?
About 539 mm a year. January is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (5 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gillot-Aéroport (24 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Port itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Port, Le Port, 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 LE PORT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Port →
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.