Le Lorrain is warm all year: afternoons reach 29 to 31 degrees in every month
Rain adds up to roughly 2,636 mm over twelve months. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, February the driest.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bassepointe-Chal station, 4.5 km north-west.
A year in Le Lorrain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bassepointe-Chal station.
What a year in Le Lorrain 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 Bassepointe-Chal.
About 2,636 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 74 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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 Bassepointe-Chal
Bassepointe-Chal is 4.5 km north-west of Le Lorrain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Lorrain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bassepointe-Chal (97203003) |
| Distance from the town | 4.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 45 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 101 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lamentin-Aéro, 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 Le Lorrain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lorrain | Bassepointe-Chal | 31.4°C | 21.4°C | 2,636 mm |
| Le Marigot 3.9 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
| Basse-Pointe 7.4 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 8.5 km | Saint-Joseph Lezard | 30.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 21.6°C about the same | 2,404 mm |
| Le Morne-Rouge 9 km | Fond-Denis-Cadet | 28.0°C 3.4°C cooler | 19.4°C 2°C colder | 2,945 mm |
| Gros-Morne 14 km | Fort-de-France Desaix | 30.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 22.0°C 0.6°C milder | 1,951 mm |
| Saint-Pierre 15 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
Le Lorrain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bassepointe-Chal station; sunshine at Lamentin-Aéro.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C | 21.7°C | 25.2°C | 158 mm | 202 |
| February | 28.8°C | 21.4°C | 25.1°C | 95 mm | 202 |
| March | 29.2°C | 21.6°C | 25.4°C | 111 mm | 229 |
| April | 29.8°C | 22.3°C | 26.1°C | 193 mm | 218 |
| May | 30.5°C | 23.3°C | 26.9°C | 200 mm | 217 |
| June | 30.6°C | 24.1°C | 27.4°C | 195 mm | 195 |
| July | 30.8°C | 24.1°C | 27.5°C | 239 mm | 216 |
| August | 31.2°C | 24.0°C | 27.6°C | 280 mm | 223 |
| September | 31.4°C | 23.4°C | 27.4°C | 269 mm | 207 |
| October | 31.1°C | 23.2°C | 27.2°C | 313 mm | 205 |
| November | 30.3°C | 22.9°C | 26.6°C | 363 mm | 183 |
| December | 29.4°C | 22.2°C | 25.8°C | 221 mm | 193 |
| Year | 30.1°C | 22.9°C | 26.5°C | 2,636 mm | 2,489 |
Where Le Lorrain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bassepointe-Chal, 4.5 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, 26 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 Le Lorrain’s climate
How warm does Le Lorrain get in summer?
September is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.4°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Le Lorrain ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 21.4°C.
How much rain does Le Lorrain get?
About 2,636 mm a year. November is the wettest month (363 mm) and February the driest (95 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lamentin-Aéro (26 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Lorrain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Lorrain, Bassepointe-Chal, 4.5 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 BASSEPOINTE-CHAL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Lorrain →
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.