title: Saint-Joseph, Martinique
text: # Saint-Joseph, Martinique
  
  Saint-Joseph (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune in the Arrondissement of Fort-de-France on Martinique.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Climate
  
  Saint-Joseph has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,404.2 mm (94.65 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in February, at around 24.9 °C (76.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) on 20 September 2005; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) on 12 January 1979.
  
  Climate data for Saint-Joseph (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1976−present) :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Record high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.2 (90.0) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.9 (94.8) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.6 (90.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 34.9 (94.8) |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.5 (85.1) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.3 (79.3) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 23.0 (73.4) |
  | Record low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.2 (59.4) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 141.7 (5.58) | 95.9 (3.78) | 103.5 (4.07) | 172.8 (6.80) | 169.8 (6.69) | 190.6 (7.50) | 237.0 (9.33) | 275.8 (10.86) | 255.1 (10.04) | 298.0 (11.73) | 288.5 (11.36) | 175.5 (6.91) | 2,404.2 (94.65) |
  | Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 20.4 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 19.2 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 20.1 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 19.8 | 231.6 |
  | Source: Météo-France ||||||||||||||
  