Saint Pierre climate — normals and trends
Saint Pierre (Mauritius) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,021 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Saint Pierre averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 189 rainy days per year.
Saint Pierre has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 16 January 1955) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 3 September 1943).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- -20.22°, 57.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,021mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
24.0km/h
Seasonal range
5.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
189 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
270 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.3 °C
16 January 1955
Coldest day
15.8 °C
3 September 1943
Wettest day
233 mm
6 January 1995
Windiest day
106.7 km/h
14 January 1944
Strongest gust
184.7 km/h
20 February 1970
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
6 February 2019
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
15 August 1961
Sunniest day
13.2 h
10 December 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 63 mm | -132 mm |
| Feb | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 143 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 116 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 24.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | +37 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 28 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 24 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 25 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 80 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 165 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saint Pierre?
Saint Pierre has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 1,021 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saint Pierre?
The hottest day measured in Saint Pierre between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saint Pierre?
The coldest day measured in Saint Pierre between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1943, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Saint Pierre?
Almost never: Saint Pierre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saint Pierre warmed?
Yes: Saint Pierre warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saint Pierre?
The wettest day measured in Saint Pierre between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1995, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saint Pierre?
The windiest day measured in Saint Pierre between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1944, with winds reaching 106.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saint Pierre?
The warmest month in Saint Pierre is February (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Saint Pierre?
Saint Pierre receives on average 1,021 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 189 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saint Pierre?
Saint Pierre gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saint Pierre?
Yes: Saint Pierre has on average 270 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saint Pierre?
In Saint Pierre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 6 February 2019, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 15 August 1961.
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