Saint-André weather in January

In January, Saint-André sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 223 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Saint-André's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-André's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 223 mm; 19.3 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:52 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 12th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Saint-André reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	22
2	24	23
3	24	23
4	24	23
5	24	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	25	23
22	25	23
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24	25	23
25	25	23
26	25	23
27	25	23
28	25	23
29	25	23
30	25	23
31	25	23

Saint-André weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 23°	223	19.3	13.1	5.4
Feb	25° / 23°	231	19.7	12.7	5.1
Mar	25° / 23°	223	20.2	12.1	5.4
Apr	24° / 22°	87	15.4	11.5	6.2
May	22° / 21°	95	16.2	11	6.1
Jun	21° / 19°	58	13.1	10.8	6.3
Jul	20° / 18°	58	14.5	10.9	6.0
Aug	20° / 18°	51	12.1	11.3	6.3
Sep	20° / 18°	40	10.3	11.9	6.6
Oct	21° / 19°	48	10.3	12.5	6.7
Nov	22° / 20°	64	10.5	13	6.8
Dec	24° / 22°	129	15.6	13.3	6.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	43	43	43	44	44	46	45	45	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	47	48	47	48	48	49
Cloudier (%)	57	57	57	56	56	54	55	55	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	50	50	51	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	53	52	53	52	52	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Saint-André gets around 223 mm of rain over 19.3 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 62% and peaks near 66% 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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	66	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	62
21	62
22	62
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65
29	65
30	66
31	66

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% 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	29	30	31
Humid (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Muggy (%)	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37
Oppressive (%)	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	56	56	57	58	59	59	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	55	43
2	2	54	44
3	1	53	46
4	1	52	47
5	1	51	48
6	1	50	49
7	1	49	50
8	1	48	51
9	1	48	51
10	1	47	52
11	1	47	52
12	1	46	53
13	1	46	53
14	1	45	54
15	1	45	54
16	1	44	55
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	42	57
20	1	41	58
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	39	60
24	1	39	60
25	1	38	61
26	1	38	61
27	1	38	61
28	1	38	61
29	1	37	62
30	1	37	62
31	1	37	62

Wind in January

Winds average 14 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
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14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
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27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of January to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:00 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	5:43	6:58
2	13.2	5:44	6:58
3	13.2	5:44	6:59
4	13.2	5:45	6:59
5	13.2	5:45	6:59
6	13.2	5:46	7:00
7	13.2	5:47	7:00
8	13.2	5:47	7:00
9	13.2	5:48	7:00
10	13.2	5:48	7:00
11	13.2	5:49	7:01
12	13.2	5:50	7:01
13	13.2	5:50	7:01
14	13.2	5:51	7:01
15	13.2	5:52	7:01
16	13.1	5:52	7:01
17	13.1	5:53	7:01
18	13.1	5:54	7:01
19	13.1	5:54	7:01
20	13.1	5:55	7:01
21	13.1	5:56	7:01
22	13.1	5:56	7:01
23	13.1	5:57	7:01
24	13.1	5:58	7:01
25	13.0	5:58	7:01
26	13.0	5:59	7:01
27	13.0	5:59	7:00
28	13.0	6:00	7:00
29	13.0	6:01	7:00
30	13.0	6:01	7:00
31	13.0	6:02	7:00

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.8	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.7	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Saint-André

In seasonPeak

In January, Saint-André sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Saint-André sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Saint-André's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Saint-André?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Saint-André for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-André in January

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

In January, Saint-André sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Saint-André in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°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)	28	28	28	27	27	25	24	23	24	24	25	27
Comfort	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Warm
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	27	Warm
May	27	Warm
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	24	Warm
Nov	25	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Saint-André in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-André peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (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)	16	15	13	10	8	6	6	9	10	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Saint-André?

Saint-André sits at 21.0°S, 55.7°E, 103 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Sainte-Suzanne, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Saint-André

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint-André.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-André has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,088 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Saint-André is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (47%) and trees (42%) within 16 km, and water (79%) within 80 km.

3 km

227 m

trees 49%

16 km

2,088 m

water 47%

80 km

3,030 m

water 79%

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← December Saint-André year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Sainte-Suzanne 8.0 km · Saint-Benoît 11 km · Sainte-Marie 13 km · Saint-Denis 23 km · La Possession 33 km · Le Port 37 km · Le Tampon 37 km · Saint-Paul 40 km

Reunion travel facts

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 Saint-André (-20.9633°, 55.6503°, elevation 103 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. 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	24	22
2	24	23
3	24	23
4	24	23
5	24	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	25	23
22	25	23
23	25	23
24	25	23
25	25	23
26	25	23
27	25	23
28	25	23
29	25	23
30	25	23
31	25	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	62
21	62
22	62
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65
29	65
30	66
31	66

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	55	43
2	2	54	44
3	1	53	46
4	1	52	47
5	1	51	48
6	1	50	49
7	1	49	50
8	1	48	51
9	1	48	51
10	1	47	52
11	1	47	52
12	1	46	53
13	1	46	53
14	1	45	54
15	1	45	54
16	1	44	55
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	42	57
20	1	41	58
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	39	60
24	1	39	60
25	1	38	61
26	1	38	61
27	1	38	61
28	1	38	61
29	1	37	62
30	1	37	62
31	1	37	62

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	22
2	24	23
3	24	23
4	24	23
5	24	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	25	23
22	25	23
23	25	23
24	25	23
25	25	23
26	25	23
27	25	23
28	25	23
29	25	23
30	25	23
31	25	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	62
21	62
22	62
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65
29	65
30	66
31	66

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	55	43
2	2	54	44
3	1	53	46
4	1	52	47
5	1	51	48
6	1	50	49
7	1	49	50
8	1	48	51
9	1	48	51
10	1	47	52
11	1	47	52
12	1	46	53
13	1	46	53
14	1	45	54
15	1	45	54
16	1	44	55
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	42	57
20	1	41	58
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	39	60
24	1	39	60
25	1	38	61
26	1	38	61
27	1	38	61
28	1	38	61
29	1	37	62
30	1	37	62
31	1	37	62

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	22
2	24	23
3	24	23
4	24	23
5	24	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	25	23
22	25	23
23	25	23
24	25	23
25	25	23
26	25	23
27	25	23
28	25	23
29	25	23
30	25	23
31	25	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	43	57
3	43	57
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	49	51
14	50	50
15	50	50
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	49	51
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	47	53
22	47	53
23	47	53
24	46	54
25	46	54
26	47	53
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	48	52
31	49	51

	Rain chance (%)
1	61
2	61
3	62
4	62
5	62
6	62
7	62
8	62
9	61
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	61
14	61
15	61
16	61
17	61
18	61
19	61
20	62
21	62
22	62
23	63
24	63
25	64
26	64
27	64
28	65
29	65
30	66
31	66

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	2	55	43
2	2	54	44
3	1	53	46
4	1	52	47
5	1	51	48
6	1	50	49
7	1	49	50
8	1	48	51
9	1	48	51
10	1	47	52
11	1	47	52
12	1	46	53
13	1	46	53
14	1	45	54
15	1	45	54
16	1	44	55
17	1	43	56
18	1	43	56
19	1	42	57
20	1	41	58
21	1	40	59
22	1	40	59
23	1	39	60
24	1	39	60
25	1	38	61
26	1	38	61
27	1	38	61
28	1	38	61
29	1	37	62
30	1	37	62
31	1	37	62