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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[edit]

Climate[edit]

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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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[edit]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
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]

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