Photo: B.navez · CC BY-SA 3.0Salazie is warm all year: afternoons reach 20 to 26 degrees in every month
Twelve months of showers and storms leave about 3,052 mm. Set against mainland French towns, none of its figures stands out. Of all months, February brings the most rain and September the least.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mare A Vieille Place station, 0.8 km north-west.
A year in Salazie at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mare A Vieille Place station.
What a year in Salazie 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 Mare A Vieille Place.
About 3,052 mm of rain a year
February is the wettest month and September the driest. About 51 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 24 towns of 2,500+ in Réunion.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport
2 days of 30°C or more a year
About 124 days a year reach 25°C and 2 reach 30°C. Frost is unknown at the coast.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mare A Vieille Place: 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 Mare A Vieille Place
Mare A Vieille Place is 0.8 km north-west of Salazie. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Salazie itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mare A Vieille Place (97421210) |
| Distance from the town | 0.8 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 870 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 864 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Gillot-Aéroport, 16 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 Salazie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salazie | Mare A Vieille Place | 26.3°C | 11.4°C | 3,052 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 13 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 3.3°C warmer | 16.5°C 5.1°C milder | 3,411 mm |
| Cilaos 13 km | Cilaos | 25.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 7.4°C 4°C colder | 1,765 mm |
| Sainte-Suzanne 15 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 3.3°C warmer | 16.5°C 5.1°C milder | 3,411 mm |
| Saint-Denis 16 km | Gillot-Aéroport | 30.3°C 4°C warmer | 18.2°C 6.8°C milder | 1,530 mm |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes 16 km | Plaine des Palmistes | 24.0°C 2.3°C cooler | 9.6°C 1.8°C colder | 4,302 mm |
| Saint-André 17 km | Menciol | 29.6°C 3.3°C warmer | 16.5°C 5.1°C milder | 3,411 mm |
Salazie weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mare A Vieille Place station; sunshine at Gillot-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C | 17.7°C | 22.0°C | 604 mm | 218 |
| February | 26.3°C | 18.0°C | 22.2°C | 697 mm | 196 |
| March | 25.8°C | 17.4°C | 21.6°C | 599 mm | 215 |
| April | 24.7°C | 16.2°C | 20.5°C | 194 mm | 216 |
| May | 22.5°C | 14.3°C | 18.4°C | 160 mm | 214 |
| June | 20.5°C | 12.3°C | 16.4°C | 108 mm | 210 |
| July | 19.6°C | 11.4°C | 15.5°C | 93 mm | 222 |
| August | 20.1°C | 11.4°C | 15.7°C | 104 mm | 216 |
| September | 21.2°C | 11.9°C | 16.6°C | 74 mm | 211 |
| October | 22.6°C | 13.2°C | 17.9°C | 75 mm | 211 |
| November | 24.3°C | 14.6°C | 19.4°C | 100 mm | 212 |
| December | 25.7°C | 16.4°C | 21.1°C | 245 mm | 227 |
| Year | 23.3°C | 14.6°C | 18.9°C | 3,052 mm | 2,567 |
Where Salazie’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mare A Vieille Place, 0.8 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, 16 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 Salazie’s climate
How warm does Salazie get in summer?
January is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 124 days a year reach 25°C, and about 2 reach 30°C.
Does Salazie ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in July, average 11.4°C.
How much rain does Salazie get?
About 3,052 mm a year. February is the wettest month (697 mm) and September the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Gillot-Aéroport (16 km away), averages 2,567 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Salazie itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Salazie, Mare A Vieille Place, 0.8 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 MARE A VIEILLE PLACE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Salazie →
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.