The climate of Saint Martin
The Isle of Saint Martin lies in the Caribbean Sea and consists of two
parts: the southern half is the independent country of Saint Martin;
the northern half is the overseas community Saint-Martin (also called
French Saint Martin), belonging to France, with the capital
Marigot. Until the year 2007 Saint-Martin belonged to the French
overseas department of Guadeloupe. Saint-Martin has a tropical monsoon
climate (type Am according to the Koeppen climate system) with a rainy
season beginning mid-July/August and lasting up to and including
December. The months of February and March are the driest months of
the year. During the days when it rains in the dry period the showers
are shorter and less intense than the showers occurring during the
monsoon period. Saint-Martin is under the influence of the north-east
trade-wind that during the hurricane-season causes the supply of
tropical depressions and possibly even tropical storms that can attain
hurricane force.
The temperature is between 23-24 degrees (minimum) and 29-31 degrees
(maximum) practically all the year round. It gets seldom cooler than
22 degrees and also temperatures higher than 33-34 degrees do not
often occur due to the influence of the seawater and the trade-wind.
Sun-worshippers will be excellently satisfied with an amount of ample
three-thousand sun-hours a day.
Climate figures The figures below are based on registered long-term meteorological
information and can, as far as possible, be considered
an average for Saint Martin
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
23
8
15
26
February
29
23
8
11
26
March
30
23
9
11
26
April
30
24
9
11
26
May
31
24
8
14
27
June
31
25
8
14
28
July
31
25
8
16
28
August
31
25
9
16
28
September
31
25
9
16
29
October
31
25
8
17
29
November
30
24
8
16
28
December
29
23
8
15
27
= 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 tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of
the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time.
How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can
often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate
information per month. The information below is an average for Saint
Martin.
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
