Salazie lies in the middle of island, north-east of Piton des Neiges (the highest point on the island), in the Cirque de Salazie (actually a volcanic caldera). The commune is totally landlocked, and borders the communes of Bras-Panon, Cilaos, La Possession, Saint-André, Saint-Benoît, Saint-Denis, Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Suzanne.
Climate
Salazie has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Salazie is 16.4 °C (61.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,332.5 mm (131.20 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 19.7 °C (67.5 °F), and lowest in July, at around 13.0 °C (55.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Salazie was 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) on 16 January 2000; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 2.6 °C (36.7 °F) on 19 July 1991.
More information Climate data for Salazie (Mare A Vieille Place, altitude 870m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present), Month ...
| Climate data for Salazie (Mare A Vieille Place, altitude 870m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
31.5
(88.7) |
31.6
(88.9) |
30.7
(87.3) |
28.6
(83.5) |
26.9
(80.4) |
26.8
(80.2) |
24.2
(75.6) |
25.5
(77.9) |
25.3
(77.5) |
27.8
(82.0) |
29.7
(85.5) |
31.4
(88.5) |
31.6
(88.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
26.3
(79.3) |
26.3
(79.3) |
25.8
(78.4) |
24.7
(76.5) |
22.5
(72.5) |
20.5
(68.9) |
19.6
(67.3) |
20.1
(68.2) |
21.2
(70.2) |
22.6
(72.7) |
24.3
(75.7) |
25.7
(78.3) |
23.3
(73.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
22.0
(71.6) |
22.2
(72.0) |
21.6
(70.9) |
20.5
(68.9) |
18.4
(65.1) |
16.4
(61.5) |
15.5
(59.9) |
15.7
(60.3) |
16.6
(61.9) |
17.9
(64.2) |
19.4
(66.9) |
21.1
(70.0) |
18.9
(66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
17.7
(63.9) |
18.0
(64.4) |
17.4
(63.3) |
16.2
(61.2) |
14.3
(57.7) |
12.3
(54.1) |
11.4
(52.5) |
11.4
(52.5) |
11.9
(53.4) |
13.2
(55.8) |
14.6
(58.3) |
16.4
(61.5) |
14.6
(58.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
13.3
(55.9) |
13.5
(56.3) |
13.2
(55.8) |
11.7
(53.1) |
8.5
(47.3) |
7.9
(46.2) |
7.1
(44.8) |
7.5
(45.5) |
7.2
(45.0) |
7.7
(45.9) |
9.2
(48.6) |
11.7
(53.1) |
7.1
(44.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
604.2
(23.79) |
697.0
(27.44) |
598.8
(23.57) |
193.6
(7.62) |
160.4
(6.31) |
107.5
(4.23) |
93.4
(3.68) |
103.8
(4.09) |
74.1
(2.92) |
74.7
(2.94) |
99.7
(3.93) |
245.0
(9.65) |
3,052.2
(120.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) |
16.0 |
15.6 |
15.0 |
12.8 |
10.9 |
9.3 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
8.7 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
11.4 |
137.2 |
| Source: Météo-France[4] |
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More information Climate data for Salazie (Hell-Bourg, altitude 975m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2001), Month ...
| Climate data for Salazie (Hell-Bourg, altitude 975m, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2001) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °C (°F) |
30.2
(86.4) |
29.8
(85.6) |
29.0
(84.2) |
29.6
(85.3) |
27.2
(81.0) |
25.0
(77.0) |
24.0
(75.2) |
25.0
(77.0) |
25.9
(78.6) |
27.2
(81.0) |
28.3
(82.9) |
30.1
(86.2) |
30.2
(86.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) |
24.7
(76.5) |
24.0
(75.2) |
23.9
(75.0) |
23.1
(73.6) |
20.8
(69.4) |
19.3
(66.7) |
17.9
(64.2) |
18.3
(64.9) |
19.5
(67.1) |
20.7
(69.3) |
22.2
(72.0) |
23.5
(74.3) |
21.5
(70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) |
19.7
(67.5) |
19.6
(67.3) |
19.0
(66.2) |
18.0
(64.4) |
15.9
(60.6) |
14.1
(57.4) |
13.0
(55.4) |
13.3
(55.9) |
14.0
(57.2) |
15.3
(59.5) |
16.6
(61.9) |
18.3
(64.9) |
16.4
(61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) |
14.8
(58.6) |
15.1
(59.2) |
14.1
(57.4) |
12.8
(55.0) |
10.9
(51.6) |
9.0
(48.2) |
8.1
(46.6) |
8.3
(46.9) |
8.5
(47.3) |
9.9
(49.8) |
10.9
(51.6) |
13.0
(55.4) |
11.3
(52.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) |
8.5
(47.3) |
9.0
(48.2) |
8.4
(47.1) |
6.8
(44.2) |
4.5
(40.1) |
3.9
(39.0) |
2.6
(36.7) |
3.0
(37.4) |
3.7
(38.7) |
5.2
(41.4) |
5.0
(41.0) |
7.4
(45.3) |
2.6
(36.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) |
655.1
(25.79) |
777.8
(30.62) |
615.8
(24.24) |
209.6
(8.25) |
163.6
(6.44) |
107.7
(4.24) |
102.6
(4.04) |
110.9
(4.37) |
92.8
(3.65) |
93.5
(3.68) |
119.4
(4.70) |
283.7
(11.17) |
3,332.5
(131.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) |
18.9 |
18.5 |
17.9 |
15.4 |
13.5 |
11.9 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
11.8 |
12.6 |
11.6 |
15.7 |
174.0 |
| Source: Météo-France[5] |
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