Sainte-Luce is warm all year: afternoons reach 28 to 31 degrees in every month
A rain gauge here collects about 1,951 mm in an average year. August is the wettest month here, with about 3.5 times the rain of March. Its July, January and rain figures all sit close to those of typical mainland French towns.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Fort-de-France Desaix station, 20 km north-west.
A year in Sainte-Luce at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Fort-de-France Desaix station.
What a year in Sainte-Luce 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 Fort-de-France Desaix.
About 1,951 mm of rain a year
August is the wettest month and March the driest. About 57 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th 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 Fort-de-France Desaix
Fort-de-France Desaix is 20 km north-west of Sainte-Luce. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Luce itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Fort-de-France Desaix (97209004) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 143 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 169 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| 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 Sainte-Luce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Luce | Fort-de-France Desaix | 30.5°C | 22.0°C | 1,951 mm |
| Rivière-Pilote 4.6 km | Vauclin | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C 2°C milder | 1,230 mm |
| Rivière-Salée 4.9 km | François-Chopot | 31.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 23.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,793 mm |
| Le Marin 8 km | Vauclin | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C 2°C milder | 1,230 mm |
| Saint-Esprit 8.5 km | François-Chopot | 31.2°C 0.7°C warmer | 23.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,793 mm |
| Le Diamant 8.8 km | Lamentin-Aéro | 31.7°C 1.2°C warmer | 22.1°C about the same | 2,057 mm |
| Sainte-Anne 10 km | Vauclin | 30.7°C about the same | 24.0°C 2°C milder | 1,230 mm |
Sainte-Luce weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Fort-de-France Desaix station; sunshine at Lamentin-Aéro.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.7°C | 22.2°C | 25.0°C | 114 mm | 202 |
| February | 27.9°C | 22.0°C | 24.9°C | 77 mm | 202 |
| March | 28.5°C | 22.3°C | 25.4°C | 71 mm | 229 |
| April | 29.3°C | 23.1°C | 26.2°C | 109 mm | 218 |
| May | 29.8°C | 23.9°C | 26.8°C | 133 mm | 217 |
| June | 29.6°C | 24.3°C | 27.0°C | 154 mm | 195 |
| July | 29.7°C | 24.2°C | 26.9°C | 206 mm | 216 |
| August | 30.2°C | 24.4°C | 27.3°C | 247 mm | 223 |
| September | 30.5°C | 24.5°C | 27.5°C | 214 mm | 207 |
| October | 30.2°C | 24.2°C | 27.2°C | 243 mm | 205 |
| November | 29.2°C | 23.7°C | 26.4°C | 237 mm | 183 |
| December | 28.2°C | 23.0°C | 25.6°C | 148 mm | 193 |
| Year | 29.2°C | 23.5°C | 26.4°C | 1,951 mm | 2,489 |
Where Sainte-Luce’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Fort-de-France Desaix, 20 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, 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 Sainte-Luce’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Luce get in summer?
September is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.5°C. Météo-France publishes no count of hot days for this station.
Does Sainte-Luce ever get cool?
Not much: the coolest nights, in February, average 22.0°C.
How much rain does Sainte-Luce get?
About 1,951 mm a year. August is the wettest month (247 mm) and March the driest (71 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 Sainte-Luce itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Luce, Fort-de-France Desaix, 20 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 FORT-DE-FRANCE DESAIX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Luce →
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.