Bellefontaine is warm all year: afternoons reach 28 to 31 degrees in every month
Rain adds up to roughly 2,404 mm over twelve months. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. The seasons sit close together: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans only 9°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Joseph Lezard station, 17 km east.
A year in Bellefontaine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Joseph Lezard station.
What a year in Bellefontaine 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-Joseph Lezard.
About 2,404 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 70 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 27 towns of 2,500+ in Martinique.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lamentin-Aéro
The Météo-France station at Saint-Joseph Lezard
Saint-Joseph Lezard is 17 km east of Bellefontaine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bellefontaine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Joseph Lezard (97224004) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km east |
| Station altitude | 65 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 67 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lamentin-Aéro, 19 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 Bellefontaine compares
Against the 27 towns of 2,500+ in Martinique (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine | Saint-Joseph Lezard | 30.9°C | 21.6°C | 2,404 mm |
| Case-Pilote 3.3 km | Fort-de-France Desaix | 30.5°C about the same | 22.0°C about the same | 1,951 mm |
| Le Carbet 4.6 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 21.6°C about the same | 2,404 mm |
| Schœlcher 7.8 km | Lamentin-Aéro | 31.7°C 0.8°C warmer | 22.1°C 0.5°C milder | 2,057 mm |
| Saint-Pierre 9.5 km | Bassepointe-Chal | 31.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
| Fort-de-France 11 km | Fort-de-France Desaix | 30.5°C about the same | 22.0°C about the same | 1,951 mm |
| Le Morne-Rouge 12 km | Fond-Denis-Cadet | 28.0°C 2.9°C cooler | 19.4°C 2.2°C colder | 2,945 mm |
Bellefontaine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Joseph Lezard station; sunshine at Lamentin-Aéro.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C | 21.8°C | 25.0°C | 142 mm | 202 |
| February | 28.2°C | 21.6°C | 24.9°C | 96 mm | 202 |
| March | 28.6°C | 21.8°C | 25.2°C | 104 mm | 229 |
| April | 29.2°C | 22.6°C | 25.9°C | 173 mm | 218 |
| May | 29.8°C | 23.6°C | 26.7°C | 170 mm | 217 |
| June | 29.9°C | 24.4°C | 27.1°C | 191 mm | 195 |
| July | 29.9°C | 24.3°C | 27.1°C | 237 mm | 216 |
| August | 30.5°C | 24.1°C | 27.3°C | 276 mm | 223 |
| September | 30.9°C | 23.5°C | 27.2°C | 255 mm | 207 |
| October | 30.5°C | 23.3°C | 26.9°C | 298 mm | 205 |
| November | 29.6°C | 23.0°C | 26.3°C | 289 mm | 183 |
| December | 28.7°C | 22.3°C | 25.5°C | 176 mm | 193 |
| Year | 29.5°C | 23.0°C | 26.3°C | 2,404 mm | 2,489 |
Where Bellefontaine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Joseph Lezard, 17 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, Lamentin-Aéro, 19 km away.
- Comparisons: the towns of 2,500+ in Martinique, read the same way.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bellefontaine’s climate
How warm does Bellefontaine get in summer?
September is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.9°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Bellefontaine ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 21.6°C.
How much rain does Bellefontaine get?
About 2,404 mm a year. October is the wettest month (298 mm) and February the driest (96 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lamentin-Aéro (19 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bellefontaine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bellefontaine, Saint-Joseph Lezard, 17 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 ST-JOSEPH LEZARD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bellefontaine →
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.