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Port Louis .
Commune in Réunion, France
Commune in Réunion, France
Saint-Louis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lwi] ; Reunionese Creole : Sin Loui ) is the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion . It is located on the southwest part of the island of Réunion, adjacent to Saint-Pierre .
Geography
Climate
Saint-Louis has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw ). The average annual temperature in Saint-Louis is 22.2 °C (72.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,161.6 mm (45.73 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 25.2 °C (77.4 °F), and lowest in July, at around 19.0 °C (66.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Louis was 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) on 11 February 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 10.4 °C (50.7 °F) on 10 August 2020.
Climate data for Saint-Louis (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
33.6 (92.5)
34.6 (94.3)
34.4 (93.9)
31.7 (89.1)
30.9 (87.6)
29.4 (84.9)
29.2 (84.6)
27.4 (81.3)
28.7 (83.7)
30.0 (86.0)
32.1 (89.8)
33.2 (91.8)
34.6 (94.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
29.5 (85.1)
29.6 (85.3)
29.3 (84.7)
28.1 (82.6)
26.3 (79.3)
24.5 (76.1)
23.6 (74.5)
24.0 (75.2)
24.6 (76.3)
25.8 (78.4)
27.3 (81.1)
28.7 (83.7)
26.8 (80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)
25.1 (77.2)
25.2 (77.4)
24.8 (76.6)
23.6 (74.5)
21.8 (71.2)
20.0 (68.0)
19.0 (66.2)
19.2 (66.6)
19.8 (67.6)
21.0 (69.8)
22.5 (72.5)
24.1 (75.4)
22.2 (72.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
20.7 (69.3)
20.9 (69.6)
20.3 (68.5)
19.1 (66.4)
17.3 (63.1)
15.4 (59.7)
14.5 (58.1)
14.4 (57.9)
15.0 (59.0)
16.3 (61.3)
17.8 (64.0)
19.5 (67.1)
17.6 (63.7)
Record low °C (°F)
17.0 (62.6)
17.6 (63.7)
16.4 (61.5)
14.9 (58.8)
12.8 (55.0)
11.3 (52.3)
10.7 (51.3)
10.4 (50.7)
11.3 (52.3)
11.8 (53.2)
13.6 (56.5)
16.1 (61.0)
10.4 (50.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
254.4 (10.02)
192.9 (7.59)
139.2 (5.48)
117.4 (4.62)
64.5 (2.54)
49.6 (1.95)
58.7 (2.31)
26.9 (1.06)
38.6 (1.52)
35.2 (1.39)
63.1 (2.48)
121.1 (4.77)
1,161.6 (45.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
11.5
10.6
8.4
6.8
6.0
4.7
4.7
2.6
3.3
3.6
4.7
8.2
75.1
Source: Météo-France [ 3]
Climate data for Saint-Louis (Plaine des Makes, altitude 980m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1969–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
29.5 (85.1)
30.7 (87.3)
28.7 (83.7)
26.6 (79.9)
25.6 (78.1)
26.5 (79.7)
23.8 (74.8)
25.5 (77.9)
24.0 (75.2)
26.7 (80.1)
26.9 (80.4)
29.4 (84.9)
30.7 (87.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
24.8 (76.6)
24.9 (76.8)
24.5 (76.1)
23.3 (73.9)
21.4 (70.5)
19.8 (67.6)
18.6 (65.5)
18.8 (65.8)
19.4 (66.9)
20.8 (69.4)
22.4 (72.3)
24.1 (75.4)
21.9 (71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
21.0 (69.8)
21.1 (70.0)
20.7 (69.3)
19.5 (67.1)
17.5 (63.5)
15.8 (60.4)
14.7 (58.5)
14.7 (58.5)
15.2 (59.4)
16.6 (61.9)
18.2 (64.8)
19.9 (67.8)
17.9 (64.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
17.1 (62.8)
17.4 (63.3)
16.9 (62.4)
15.7 (60.3)
13.6 (56.5)
11.8 (53.2)
10.8 (51.4)
10.6 (51.1)
11.0 (51.8)
12.5 (54.5)
14.0 (57.2)
15.7 (60.3)
13.9 (57.0)
Record low °C (°F)
11.8 (53.2)
13.0 (55.4)
11.7 (53.1)
10.0 (50.0)
9.0 (48.2)
7.7 (45.9)
6.5 (43.7)
6.9 (44.4)
6.9 (44.4)
6.1 (43.0)
8.9 (48.0)
12.2 (54.0)
6.1 (43.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
369.6 (14.55)
351.7 (13.85)
244.7 (9.63)
158.1 (6.22)
82.6 (3.25)
97.7 (3.85)
96.7 (3.81)
51.9 (2.04)
60.6 (2.39)
63.7 (2.51)
76.2 (3.00)
190.1 (7.48)
1,843.6 (72.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
15.9
15.1
13.2
10.1
7.1
6.6
6.3
4.5
5.1
6.3
8.3
12.6
111.1
Source: Météo-France [ 4]
Population
Historical population Year 1961 23,998 — 1967 26,663 +1.77% 1974 30,291 +1.84% 1982 31,785 +0.60% 1990 37,420 +2.06% 1999 43,519 +1.69% 2007 50,131 +1.78% 2012 52,614 +0.97% 2017 53,365 +0.28% Source: SPLAF[ 5] and INSEE (1967-2017)[ 6]
See also
References
External links
International National Geographic Other