Photo: Clémenceau Lauret · CC BY-SA 4.0Le Tampon is warm all year: afternoons reach 21 to 27 degrees in every month
Measured over a year, the rain totals 1,424 mm. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. February is the wettest month, August the driest.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Tampon - Cirad station, 1 km north-east.
A year in Le Tampon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Tampon - Cirad station.
What a year in Le Tampon 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 Tampon - Cirad.
About 1,424 mm of rain a year
February is the wettest month and August the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Réunion.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport
3 days of 30°C or more a year
About 145 days a year reach 25°C and 3 reach 30°C. Frost is unknown at the coast.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Tampon - Cirad: 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 Tampon - Cirad
Le Tampon - Cirad is 1 km north-east of Le Tampon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Tampon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Tampon - Cirad (97422465) |
| Distance from the town | 1 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 860 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 737 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 41 km away |
Le Tampon sits 123 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Le Tampon to run about 0.8°C warmer than these figures.
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 Tampon 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | Warmest-month high | Coolest-month low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Tampon | Le Tampon - Cirad | 26.8°C | 11.0°C | 1,424 mm |
| Entre-Deux 5.6 km | Le Gol les Hauts - Cirad | 29.6°C 2.8°C warmer | 14.4°C 3.4°C milder | 1,162 mm |
| Saint-Pierre 7.8 km | Ligne-Paradis - Cirad | 31.0°C 4.2°C warmer | 15.9°C 4.9°C milder | 956 mm |
| Saint-Louis 10 km | Pierrefonds - Cirad | 31.6°C 4.8°C warmer | 16.0°C 5°C milder | 695 mm |
| Petite-Île 11 km | Ravine des Cabris - Cirad | 30.1°C 3.3°C warmer | 14.0°C 3°C milder | 949 mm |
| Cilaos 14 km | Cilaos | 25.5°C 1.3°C cooler | 7.4°C 3.6°C colder | 1,765 mm |
| Saint-Joseph 16 km | Ravine des Cabris - Cirad | 30.1°C 3.3°C warmer | 14.0°C 3°C milder | 949 mm |
Le Tampon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Tampon - Cirad station; sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C | 17.6°C | 22.1°C | 313 mm | 218 |
| February | 26.8°C | 17.8°C | 22.3°C | 322 mm | 196 |
| March | 26.4°C | 17.2°C | 21.8°C | 196 mm | 215 |
| April | 25.4°C | 15.9°C | 20.6°C | 112 mm | 216 |
| May | 23.7°C | 13.9°C | 18.8°C | 72 mm | 214 |
| June | 21.8°C | 12.0°C | 16.9°C | 61 mm | 210 |
| July | 21.0°C | 11.1°C | 16.0°C | 55 mm | 222 |
| August | 21.2°C | 11.0°C | 16.1°C | 31 mm | 216 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.4°C | 16.7°C | 35 mm | 211 |
| October | 23.1°C | 12.5°C | 17.8°C | 34 mm | 211 |
| November | 24.4°C | 14.0°C | 19.2°C | 50 mm | 212 |
| December | 26.0°C | 15.9°C | 20.9°C | 143 mm | 227 |
| Year | 24.0°C | 14.2°C | 19.1°C | 1,424 mm | 2,567 |
Where Le Tampon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Tampon - Cirad, 1 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, 41 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 Tampon’s climate
How warm does Le Tampon get in summer?
February is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 145 days a year reach 25°C, and about 3 reach 30°C.
Does Le Tampon ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in August, average 11.0°C.
How much rain does Le Tampon get?
About 1,424 mm a year. February is the wettest month (322 mm) and August the driest (31 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gillot-Aéroport (41 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Tampon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Tampon, Le Tampon - Cirad, 1 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 TAMPON - CIRAD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Tampon →
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.