Photo: Pierreangy · CC BY-SA 3.0Afternoons in Sainte-Suzanne reach 24 to 30 degrees in every month of the year
Yearly rainfall comes to 3,411 mm. Rain follows the seasons: February brings about 4.1 times as much as October. Set against mainland French towns, none of its figures stands out.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Menciol station, 4 km south-east.
A year in Sainte-Suzanne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Menciol station.
What a year in Sainte-Suzanne 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 4 km south-east of Sainte-Suzanne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Suzanne itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Menciol (97409240) |
| Distance from the town | 4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 181 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 110 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 9.3 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 Sainte-Suzanne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Suzanne | Menciol | 29.6°C | 16.5°C | 3,411 mm |
| Saint-André 6 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 16.5°C about the same | 3,411 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 7.5 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 16.5°C about the same | 3,411 mm |
| Bras-Panon 10 km | Saint-Benoît | 30.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 17.0°C 0.5°C milder | 3,456 mm |
| Saint-Denis 15 km | Gillot-Aéroport | 30.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 18.2°C 1.7°C milder | 1,530 mm |
| Salazie 15 km | Mare A Vieille Place | 26.3°C 3.3°C cooler | 11.4°C 5.1°C colder | 3,052 mm |
| Saint-Benoît 18 km | Saint-Benoît | 30.5°C 0.9°C warmer | 17.0°C 0.5°C milder | 3,456 mm |
Sainte-Suzanne 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 Sainte-Suzanne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Menciol, 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, 9.3 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 Sainte-Suzanne’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Suzanne 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 Sainte-Suzanne ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 16.5°C.
How much rain does Sainte-Suzanne 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 (9.3 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Suzanne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Suzanne, Menciol, 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 Sainte-Suzanne →
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.