The climate of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French Guiana)
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni lies in the north of French Guiana on the
Marowijne river. On the other side of this river lies the village of
Albani, which is in Suriname. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is the second
town of the country after the capital of Cayenne. The town is also
called little Paris, mainly because of the typical architectural
styles you can find here. The cultivation of sugarcane for the rum
distilled here is one of the most important sources of income of the
town. For a number of villages more land-inward the Marowijne river is
the only way to the civilized world.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni has a tropical rain forest climate, mainly
characterized by the large amount of precipitation in this region.
Together with the agreeable high temperature in the daytime as well as
at night this causes sultry damp days and nights. Only in the months of
September and October the average amount of precipitation is slightly
less but is still to be mentioned considerable.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
29
22
4
21
n/a
February
29
22
4
17
n/a
March
30
22
5
22
n/a
April
30
23
5
22
n/a
May
30
23
4
27
n/a
June
30
23
5
24
n/a
July
31
22
7
19
n/a
August
32
22
8
14
n/a
September
33
22
8
16
n/a
October
33
22
8
15
n/a
November
32
22
7
14
n/a
December
30
22
5
18
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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