Afternoons in Le Marin reach 28 to 31 degrees in every month of the year
Measured over a year, the rain totals 1,230 mm. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns. A year here swings 7°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vauclin station, 8.5 km north.
A year in Le Marin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vauclin station.
What a year in Le Marin 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 Vauclin.
About 1,230 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th 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 Vauclin
Vauclin is 8.5 km north of Le Marin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Marin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vauclin (97232003) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km north |
| Station altitude | 12 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 127 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Lamentin-Aéro, 19 km away |
Le Marin sits 115 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Le Marin to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Marin 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 Marin | Vauclin | 30.7°C | 24.0°C | 1,230 mm |
| Sainte-Anne 3.8 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C about the same | 1,230 mm |
| Rivière-Pilote 5.2 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C about the same | 1,230 mm |
| Le Vauclin 7.7 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C about the same | 1,230 mm |
| Sainte-Luce 8 km | Fort-de-France Desaix | 30.5°C about the same | 22.0°C 2°C colder | 1,951 mm |
| Saint-Esprit 11 km | François-Chopot | 31.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 23.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,793 mm |
| Rivière-Salée 11 km | François-Chopot | 31.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 23.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,793 mm |
Le Marin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vauclin station; sunshine at Lamentin-Aéro.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C | 24.2°C | 26.0°C | 55 mm | 202 |
| February | 27.8°C | 24.0°C | 25.9°C | 43 mm | 202 |
| March | 28.2°C | 24.3°C | 26.3°C | 45 mm | 229 |
| April | 29.0°C | 25.1°C | 27.0°C | 85 mm | 218 |
| May | 29.7°C | 25.9°C | 27.8°C | 87 mm | 217 |
| June | 29.8°C | 26.2°C | 28.0°C | 99 mm | 195 |
| July | 29.9°C | 26.1°C | 28.0°C | 114 mm | 216 |
| August | 30.3°C | 26.1°C | 28.2°C | 137 mm | 223 |
| September | 30.7°C | 25.8°C | 28.2°C | 143 mm | 207 |
| October | 30.3°C | 25.5°C | 27.9°C | 161 mm | 205 |
| November | 29.4°C | 25.2°C | 27.3°C | 182 mm | 183 |
| December | 28.5°C | 24.8°C | 26.6°C | 78 mm | 193 |
| Year | 29.3°C | 25.3°C | 27.3°C | 1,230 mm | 2,489 |
Where Le Marin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vauclin, 8.5 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, 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 Le Marin’s climate
How warm does Le Marin get in summer?
September is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.7°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Le Marin ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 24.0°C.
How much rain does Le Marin get?
About 1,230 mm a year. November is the wettest month (182 mm) and February the driest (43 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 Le Marin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Marin, Vauclin, 8.5 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 VAUCLIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Marin →
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.