Afternoons in Le Morne-Rouge reach 25 to 28 degrees in every month of the year
Twelve months of showers and storms leave about 2,945 mm. Set against mainland French towns, none of its figures stands out. July is the wettest month, March the driest.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fond-Denis-Cadet station, 4.6 km south.
A year in Le Morne-Rouge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fond-Denis-Cadet station.
What a year in Le Morne-Rouge 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 Fond-Denis-Cadet.
About 2,945 mm of rain a year
July is the wettest month and March the driest. About 93 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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 Fond-Denis-Cadet
Fond-Denis-Cadet is 4.6 km south of Le Morne-Rouge. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Morne-Rouge itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fond-Denis-Cadet (97208001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 493 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 453 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lamentin-Aéro, 25 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 Morne-Rouge 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | Warmest-month high | Coolest-month low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Morne-Rouge | Fond-Denis-Cadet | 28.0°C | 19.4°C | 2,945 mm |
| Saint-Pierre 5.6 km | Bassepointe-Chal | 31.4°C 3.4°C warmer | 21.4°C 2°C milder | 2,636 mm |
| Le Carbet 8.9 km | Saint-Joseph Lezard | 30.9°C 2.9°C warmer | 21.6°C 2.2°C milder | 2,404 mm |
| Le Lorrain 9 km | Bassepointe-Chal | 31.4°C 3.4°C warmer | 21.4°C 2°C milder | 2,636 mm |
| Basse-Pointe 10 km | Bassepointe-Chal | 31.4°C 3.4°C warmer | 21.4°C 2°C milder | 2,636 mm |
| Le Marigot 12 km | Bassepointe-Chal | 31.4°C 3.4°C warmer | 21.4°C 2°C milder | 2,636 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 13 km | Saint-Joseph Lezard | 30.9°C 2.9°C warmer | 21.6°C 2.2°C milder | 2,404 mm |
Le Morne-Rouge weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fond-Denis-Cadet station; sunshine at Lamentin-Aéro.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C | 19.7°C | 22.1°C | 238 mm | 202 |
| February | 24.7°C | 19.4°C | 22.0°C | 165 mm | 202 |
| March | 25.6°C | 19.7°C | 22.6°C | 129 mm | 229 |
| April | 26.6°C | 20.4°C | 23.5°C | 143 mm | 218 |
| May | 27.2°C | 21.3°C | 24.3°C | 167 mm | 217 |
| June | 26.7°C | 21.8°C | 24.2°C | 241 mm | 195 |
| July | 26.5°C | 21.9°C | 24.2°C | 355 mm | 216 |
| August | 27.3°C | 22.1°C | 24.7°C | 347 mm | 223 |
| September | 28.0°C | 22.0°C | 25.0°C | 309 mm | 207 |
| October | 27.7°C | 21.8°C | 24.8°C | 290 mm | 205 |
| November | 26.5°C | 21.3°C | 23.9°C | 303 mm | 183 |
| December | 25.2°C | 20.5°C | 22.9°C | 259 mm | 193 |
| Year | 26.4°C | 21.0°C | 23.7°C | 2,945 mm | 2,489 |
Where Le Morne-Rouge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fond-Denis-Cadet, 4.6 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, 25 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 Morne-Rouge’s climate
How warm does Le Morne-Rouge get in summer?
September is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.0°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Le Morne-Rouge ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 19.4°C.
How much rain does Le Morne-Rouge get?
About 2,945 mm a year. July is the wettest month (355 mm) and March the driest (129 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lamentin-Aéro (25 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Morne-Rouge itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Morne-Rouge, Fond-Denis-Cadet, 4.6 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 FOND-DENIS-CADET, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Morne-Rouge →
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.