Le François weather in February

In February, Le François sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 25 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Le François's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le François's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 25 mm; 10.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 6:33 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 29%; 1st clearest
Wind: 27 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical February day in Le François reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24

Le François weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 24°	41	14.5	11.2	6.6
Feb	25° / 24°	25	10.1	11.5	7.1
Mar	26° / 24°	26	9.7	11.9	7.3
Apr	26° / 25°	38	11.2	12.3	6.7
May	27° / 25°	58	14.1	12.7	6.1
Jun	27° / 26°	83	16.6	12.8	5.4
Jul	27° / 26°	113	21.1	12.8	5.1
Aug	28° / 26°	133	22.1	12.5	4.9
Sep	28° / 26°	138	19.3	12.1	5.0
Oct	28° / 26°	148	21.5	11.7	4.8
Nov	27° / 26°	127	19.5	11.3	5.2
Dec	26° / 25°	54	14.9	11.2	6.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	88	88	88	87	87
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Le François gets around 25 mm of rain over 10.1 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Humid (%)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Muggy (%)	60	61	60	59	59	58	58	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	65	66	67	67	66	66	66	65	65	64
Oppressive (%)	35	35	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	60	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	59	37
5	4	59	37
6	4	58	38
7	4	58	38
8	4	57	39
9	3	58	39
10	3	58	39
11	3	59	38
12	3	59	38
13	3	60	37
14	3	61	36
15	3	62	35
16	3	63	34
17	3	64	33
18	4	64	32
19	4	65	31
20	4	66	30
21	4	67	29
22	4	67	29
23	5	66	29
24	5	66	29
25	5	66	29
26	5	65	30
27	5	65	30
28	5	64	31

Wind in February

Winds average 27 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	27	breezy
2	27	breezy
3	27	breezy
4	27	breezy
5	27	breezy
6	27	breezy
7	27	breezy
8	27	breezy
9	27	breezy
10	28	breezy
11	28	breezy
12	28	breezy
13	28	breezy
14	28	breezy
15	28	breezy
16	28	breezy
17	28	breezy
18	27	breezy
19	27	breezy
20	27	breezy
21	27	breezy
22	27	breezy
23	27	breezy
24	27	breezy
25	27	breezy
26	27	breezy
27	27	breezy
28	27	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:07 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:36	5:58
2	11.4	6:36	5:58
3	11.4	6:36	5:59
4	11.4	6:36	5:59
5	11.4	6:36	6:00
6	11.4	6:35	6:00
7	11.4	6:35	6:01
8	11.4	6:35	6:01
9	11.4	6:35	6:01
10	11.5	6:34	6:02
11	11.5	6:34	6:02
12	11.5	6:34	6:03
13	11.5	6:33	6:03
14	11.5	6:33	6:03
15	11.5	6:33	6:04
16	11.5	6:32	6:04
17	11.5	6:32	6:04
18	11.6	6:32	6:05
19	11.6	6:31	6:05
20	11.6	6:31	6:05
21	11.6	6:30	6:06
22	11.6	6:30	6:06
23	11.6	6:29	6:06
24	11.6	6:29	6:06
25	11.6	6:28	6:07
26	11.7	6:28	6:07
27	11.7	6:27	6:07
28	11.7	6:27	6:07

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Le François

In seasonPeak

None of Le François's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Le François sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Le François's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Le François sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Le François?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Le François for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Le François in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Le François sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Le François in February

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	27	Warm
Mar	27	Warm
Apr	27	Warm
May	28	Warm
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	28	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Le François in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le François peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	14	13	12	11	12	11	12	11	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Le François in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Le François is worst in June — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	14	12	16	19	29	25	21	15	18	13	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	12	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Le François?

Le François sits at 14.6°N, 60.9°W, 14 m above sea level, in Martinique. The nearest listed city is Le Robert, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Le François

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Le François.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le François has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m.

The land around Le François is covered by trees (66%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

249 m

trees 66%

16 km

504 m

water 43%

80 km

1,370 m

water 89%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← January Le François year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Le Robert 8.0 km · Ducos 9.0 km · Le Lamentin 10 km · La Trinité 15 km · Saint-Joseph 16 km · Fort-de-France 18 km · Sainte-Marie 21 km · Gros Islet 61 km

Martinique travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Le François (14.6151°, -60.9031°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	60	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	59	37
5	4	59	37
6	4	58	38
7	4	58	38
8	4	57	39
9	3	58	39
10	3	58	39
11	3	59	38
12	3	59	38
13	3	60	37
14	3	61	36
15	3	62	35
16	3	63	34
17	3	64	33
18	4	64	32
19	4	65	31
20	4	66	30
21	4	67	29
22	4	67	29
23	5	66	29
24	5	66	29
25	5	66	29
26	5	65	30
27	5	65	30
28	5	64	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	60	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	59	37
5	4	59	37
6	4	58	38
7	4	58	38
8	4	57	39
9	3	58	39
10	3	58	39
11	3	59	38
12	3	59	38
13	3	60	37
14	3	61	36
15	3	62	35
16	3	63	34
17	3	64	33
18	4	64	32
19	4	65	31
20	4	66	30
21	4	67	29
22	4	67	29
23	5	66	29
24	5	66	29
25	5	66	29
26	5	65	30
27	5	65	30
28	5	64	31

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	24
2	26	24
3	26	24
4	26	24
5	26	24
6	26	24
7	26	24
8	26	24
9	26	24
10	26	24
11	26	24
12	26	24
13	26	24
14	25	24
15	25	24
16	25	24
17	25	24
18	25	24
19	25	24
20	25	24
21	25	24
22	25	24
23	25	24
24	25	24
25	25	24
26	25	24
27	25	24
28	25	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	91	9
5	91	9
6	91	9
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	91	9
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	87	13
28	87	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	37
3	37
4	37
5	37
6	38
7	38
8	38
9	38
10	38
11	38
12	39
13	39
14	39
15	39
16	38
17	38
18	37
19	37
20	36
21	35
22	35
23	34
24	34
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	5	60	35
2	4	61	35
3	4	60	36
4	4	59	37
5	4	59	37
6	4	58	38
7	4	58	38
8	4	57	39
9	3	58	39
10	3	58	39
11	3	59	38
12	3	59	38
13	3	60	37
14	3	61	36
15	3	62	35
16	3	63	34
17	3	64	33
18	4	64	32
19	4	65	31
20	4	66	30
21	4	67	29
22	4	67	29
23	5	66	29
24	5	66	29
25	5	66	29
26	5	65	30
27	5	65	30
28	5	64	31