Rivière-Pilote is warm all year: afternoons reach 28 to 31 degrees in every month
Rain adds up to roughly 1,230 mm over twelve months. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vauclin station, 8.7 km north-east.
A year in Rivière-Pilote at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vauclin station.
What a year in Rivière-Pilote 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 8.7 km north-east of Rivière-Pilote. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rivière-Pilote itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vauclin (97232003) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 12 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 89 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Lamentin-Aéro, 14 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 Rivière-Pilote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-Pilote | Vauclin | 30.7°C | 24.0°C | 1,230 mm |
| Sainte-Luce 4.6 km | Fort-de-France Desaix | 30.5°C about the same | 22.0°C 2°C colder | 1,951 mm |
| Le Marin 5.2 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C about the same | 1,230 mm |
| Saint-Esprit 6.4 km | François-Chopot | 31.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 23.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,793 mm |
| Rivière-Salée 6.4 km | François-Chopot | 31.2°C 0.5°C warmer | 23.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,793 mm |
| Le Vauclin 7 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C about the same | 1,230 mm |
| Sainte-Anne 8.5 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C about the same | 1,230 mm |
Rivière-Pilote 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 Rivière-Pilote’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vauclin, 8.7 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, 14 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 Rivière-Pilote’s climate
How warm does Rivière-Pilote 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 Rivière-Pilote ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 24.0°C.
How much rain does Rivière-Pilote 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 (14 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rivière-Pilote itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rivière-Pilote, Vauclin, 8.7 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 Rivière-Pilote →
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.