Macouba is warm all year: afternoons reach 29 to 31 degrees in every month
Twelve months of showers and storms leave about 2,636 mm. Set against mainland French towns, none of its figures stands out. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bassepointe-Chal station, 5.3 km south-east.
A year in Macouba at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bassepointe-Chal station.
What a year in Macouba 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 5.3 km south-east of Macouba. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Macouba itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bassepointe-Chal (97203003) |
| Distance from the town | 5.3 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 45 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 68 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lamentin-Aéro, 35 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 Macouba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macouba | Bassepointe-Chal | 31.4°C | 21.4°C | 2,636 mm |
| Basse-Pointe 2.4 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
| Le Lorrain 9.8 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
| Le Morne-Rouge 11 km | Fond-Denis-Cadet | 28.0°C 3.4°C cooler | 19.4°C 2°C colder | 2,945 mm |
| Le Marigot 13 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
| Saint-Pierre 14 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 21.4°C about the same | 2,636 mm |
| Sainte-Marie 18 km | Saint-Joseph Lezard | 30.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 21.6°C about the same | 2,404 mm |
Macouba 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 Macouba’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bassepointe-Chal, 5.3 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, 35 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 Macouba’s climate
How warm does Macouba 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 Macouba ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 21.4°C.
How much rain does Macouba 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 (35 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Macouba itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Macouba, Bassepointe-Chal, 5.3 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 Macouba →
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.