Afternoons in Saint-Esprit reach 28 to 31 degrees in every month of the year
About 1,793 mm of rain falls in a typical year. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Set against mainland French towns, none of its figures stands out.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s François-Chopot station, 7.8 km north.
A year in Saint-Esprit at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the François-Chopot station.
What a year in Saint-Esprit 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 François-Chopot.
About 1,793 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 47 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th 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 François-Chopot
François-Chopot is 7.8 km north of Saint-Esprit. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Esprit itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | François-Chopot (97210001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 53 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 50 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lamentin-Aéro, 8.3 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 Saint-Esprit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Esprit | François-Chopot | 31.2°C | 23.1°C | 1,793 mm |
| Ducos 4.5 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 23.1°C about the same | 1,793 mm |
| Rivière-Salée 5.5 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 23.1°C about the same | 1,793 mm |
| Le François 6 km | François-Simon | 31.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 22.8°C about the same | 1,634 mm |
| Rivière-Pilote 6.4 km | Vauclin | 30.7°C 0.5°C cooler | 24.0°C 0.9°C milder | 1,230 mm |
| Le Vauclin 7.9 km | Vauclin | 30.7°C 0.5°C cooler | 24.0°C 0.9°C milder | 1,230 mm |
| Sainte-Luce 8.5 km | Fort-de-France Desaix | 30.5°C 0.7°C cooler | 22.0°C 1.1°C colder | 1,951 mm |
Saint-Esprit weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the François-Chopot station; sunshine at Lamentin-Aéro.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.4°C | 23.2°C | 25.8°C | 91 mm | 202 |
| February | 28.6°C | 23.1°C | 25.8°C | 64 mm | 202 |
| March | 29.0°C | 23.4°C | 26.2°C | 73 mm | 229 |
| April | 29.5°C | 24.0°C | 26.8°C | 134 mm | 218 |
| May | 30.1°C | 24.8°C | 27.4°C | 127 mm | 217 |
| June | 30.1°C | 25.2°C | 27.7°C | 129 mm | 195 |
| July | 30.2°C | 25.1°C | 27.7°C | 168 mm | 216 |
| August | 30.8°C | 25.2°C | 28.0°C | 202 mm | 223 |
| September | 31.2°C | 24.8°C | 28.0°C | 189 mm | 207 |
| October | 30.8°C | 24.6°C | 27.7°C | 234 mm | 205 |
| November | 29.9°C | 24.3°C | 27.1°C | 264 mm | 183 |
| December | 29.0°C | 23.8°C | 26.4°C | 121 mm | 193 |
| Year | 29.8°C | 24.3°C | 27.1°C | 1,793 mm | 2,489 |
Where Saint-Esprit’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for François-Chopot, 7.8 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, 8.3 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 Saint-Esprit’s climate
How warm does Saint-Esprit get in summer?
September is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.2°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Saint-Esprit ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 23.1°C.
How much rain does Saint-Esprit get?
About 1,793 mm a year. November is the wettest month (264 mm) and February the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lamentin-Aéro (8.3 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Esprit itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Esprit, François-Chopot, 7.8 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 FRANCOIS-CHOPOT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Esprit →
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.