Afternoons in Saint-Joseph reach 25 to 30 degrees in every month of the year
Rain adds up to roughly 949 mm over twelve months. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. January is the wettest month, August the driest.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ravine des Cabris - Cirad station, 19 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Joseph at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ravine des Cabris - Cirad station.
What a year in Saint-Joseph 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 Ravine des Cabris - Cirad.
About 949 mm of rain a year
January is the wettest month and August the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Réunion.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport
63 days of 30°C or more a year
About 303 days a year reach 25°C and 63 reach 30°C. Frost is unknown at the coast.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ravine des Cabris - 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 Ravine des Cabris - Cirad
Ravine des Cabris - Cirad is 19 km north-west of Saint-Joseph. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Joseph itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ravine des Cabris - Cirad (97416410) |
| Distance from the town | 19 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 310 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 287 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 53 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-Joseph 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-Joseph | Ravine des Cabris - Cirad | 30.1°C | 14.0°C | 949 mm |
| Petite-Île 7 km | same station | 30.1°C about the same | 14.0°C about the same | 949 mm |
| Saint-Philippe 13 km | Saint-Joseph | 31.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 18.0°C 4°C milder | 1,661 mm |
| Le Tampon 16 km | Le Tampon - Cirad | 26.8°C 3.3°C cooler | 11.0°C 3°C colder | 1,424 mm |
| Saint-Pierre 16 km | Ligne-Paradis - Cirad | 31.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 15.9°C 1.9°C milder | 956 mm |
| Entre-Deux 21 km | Le Gol les Hauts - Cirad | 29.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 14.4°C about the same | 1,162 mm |
| Saint-Louis 24 km | Pierrefonds - Cirad | 31.6°C 1.5°C warmer | 16.0°C 2°C milder | 695 mm |
Saint-Joseph weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ravine des Cabris - Cirad station; sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.9°C | 20.6°C | 25.2°C | 206 mm | 218 |
| February | 30.1°C | 20.7°C | 25.4°C | 159 mm | 196 |
| March | 29.8°C | 20.0°C | 24.9°C | 127 mm | 215 |
| April | 28.8°C | 18.7°C | 23.8°C | 93 mm | 216 |
| May | 27.0°C | 16.9°C | 22.0°C | 54 mm | 214 |
| June | 25.3°C | 15.0°C | 20.1°C | 47 mm | 210 |
| July | 24.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.2°C | 55 mm | 222 |
| August | 24.9°C | 14.0°C | 19.5°C | 22 mm | 216 |
| September | 25.4°C | 14.6°C | 20.0°C | 32 mm | 211 |
| October | 26.4°C | 15.9°C | 21.2°C | 28 mm | 211 |
| November | 27.7°C | 17.5°C | 22.6°C | 39 mm | 212 |
| December | 29.0°C | 19.3°C | 24.2°C | 90 mm | 227 |
| Year | 27.4°C | 17.3°C | 22.3°C | 949 mm | 2,567 |
Where Saint-Joseph’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ravine des Cabris - Cirad, 19 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 53 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-Joseph’s climate
How warm does Saint-Joseph get in summer?
February is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.1°C. About 303 days a year reach 25°C, and about 63 reach 30°C.
Does Saint-Joseph ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 14.0°C.
How much rain does Saint-Joseph get?
About 949 mm a year. January is the wettest month (206 mm) and August the driest (22 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gillot-Aéroport (53 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Joseph itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Joseph, Ravine des Cabris - Cirad, 19 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 RAVINE DES CABRIS - CIRAD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Joseph →
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.