Saint-Benoît is warm all year: afternoons reach 25 to 31 degrees in every month
Yearly rainfall comes to 3,456 mm. Set against mainland French towns, none of its figures stands out. February is the wettest month, October the driest.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Benoît station, 0.9 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Benoît at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Benoît station.
What a year in Saint-Benoît 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 0.9 km south-east of Saint-Benoît. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Benoît itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Benoît (97410238) |
| Distance from the town | 0.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 43 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 39 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 26 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 Saint-Benoît 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-Benoît | Saint-Benoît | 30.5°C | 17.0°C | 3,456 mm |
| Bras-Panon 7.3 km | same station | 30.5°C about the same | 17.0°C about the same | 3,456 mm |
| Saint-André 12 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 16.5°C 0.5°C colder | 3,411 mm |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes 13 km | Plaine des Palmistes | 24.0°C 6.5°C cooler | 9.6°C 7.4°C colder | 4,302 mm |
| Sainte-Rose 14 km | Gros Piton Sainte-Rose | 29.5°C 1°C cooler | 18.0°C 1°C milder | 3,773 mm |
| Sainte-Suzanne 18 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 16.5°C 0.5°C colder | 3,411 mm |
| Salazie 21 km | Mare A Vieille Place | 26.3°C 4.2°C cooler | 11.4°C 5.6°C colder | 3,052 mm |
Saint-Benoît 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 Saint-Benoît’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Benoît, 0.9 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, 26 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-Benoît’s climate
How warm does Saint-Benoît 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 Saint-Benoît ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 17.0°C.
How much rain does Saint-Benoît 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 (26 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Benoît itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Benoît, Saint-Benoît, 0.9 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 Saint-Benoît →
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