Saint-André is warm all year: afternoons reach 24 to 30 degrees in every month
Rain adds up to roughly 3,411 mm over twelve months. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. February is the wettest month here, with about 4.1 times the rain of October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Menciol station, 3.4 km west.
A year in Saint-André at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Menciol station.
What a year in Saint-André 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 Menciol.
About 3,411 mm of rain a year
February is the wettest month and October the driest. About 85 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Réunion.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport
42 days of 30°C or more a year
About 278 days a year reach 25°C and 42 reach 30°C. Frost is unknown at the coast.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Menciol: 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 Menciol
Menciol is 3.4 km west of Saint-André. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Menciol (97409240) |
| Distance from the town | 3.4 km west |
| Station altitude | 181 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 70 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 15 km away |
Saint-André sits 111 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-André to run about 0.7°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 Saint-André 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André | Menciol | 29.6°C | 16.5°C | 3,411 mm |
| Bras-Panon 4.9 km | Saint-Benoît | 30.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 17.0°C 0.5°C milder | 3,456 mm |
| Sainte-Suzanne 6 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 16.5°C about the same | 3,411 mm |
| Saint-Benoît 12 km | Saint-Benoît | 30.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 17.0°C 0.5°C milder | 3,456 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 13 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 16.5°C about the same | 3,411 mm |
| Salazie 17 km | Mare A Vieille Place | 26.3°C 3.3°C cooler | 11.4°C 5.1°C colder | 3,052 mm |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes 21 km | Plaine des Palmistes | 24.0°C 5.6°C cooler | 9.6°C 6.9°C colder | 4,302 mm |
Saint-André weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Menciol station; sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C | 21.8°C | 25.6°C | 482 mm | 218 |
| February | 29.6°C | 22.0°C | 25.8°C | 534 mm | 196 |
| March | 29.1°C | 21.7°C | 25.4°C | 523 mm | 215 |
| April | 28.3°C | 20.6°C | 24.4°C | 327 mm | 216 |
| May | 26.6°C | 18.9°C | 22.7°C | 264 mm | 214 |
| June | 25.0°C | 17.2°C | 21.1°C | 190 mm | 210 |
| July | 24.1°C | 16.5°C | 20.3°C | 177 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.1°C | 16.5°C | 20.3°C | 170 mm | 216 |
| September | 24.8°C | 16.9°C | 20.8°C | 135 mm | 211 |
| October | 25.7°C | 18.0°C | 21.9°C | 129 mm | 211 |
| November | 27.1°C | 19.2°C | 23.2°C | 159 mm | 212 |
| December | 28.6°C | 20.8°C | 24.7°C | 322 mm | 227 |
| Year | 26.9°C | 19.2°C | 23.0°C | 3,411 mm | 2,567 |
Where Saint-André’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Menciol, 3.4 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, 15 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 Saint-André’s climate
How warm does Saint-André get in summer?
February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.6°C. About 278 days a year reach 25°C, and about 42 reach 30°C.
Does Saint-André ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 16.5°C.
How much rain does Saint-André get?
About 3,411 mm a year. February is the wettest month (534 mm) and October the driest (129 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gillot-Aéroport (15 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-André itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André, Menciol, 3.4 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 MENCIOL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-André →
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