Saint-André in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Saint-André sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 583 mm of rain over about 55 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.

Summer is Saint-André's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Saint-André has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Saint-André's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
583 mm
55 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
5.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Saint-André in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical summer day in Saint-André reaches about 24°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

20°23°25°28°30°DecJanFeb

Saint-André weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 23°22319.313.15.4
Feb25° / 23°23119.712.75.1
Mar25° / 23°22320.212.15.4
Apr24° / 22°8715.411.56.2
May22° / 21°9516.2116.1
Jun21° / 19°5813.110.86.3
Jul20° / 18°5814.510.96.0
Aug20° / 18°5112.111.36.3
Sep20° / 18°4010.311.96.6
Oct21° / 19°4810.312.56.7
Nov22° / 20°6410.5136.8
Dec24° / 22°12915.613.36.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Saint-André gets around 583 mm of rain over 55 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 14 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Saint-André

In seasonPeak

In summer, Saint-André overlaps 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 summer a good time to visit Saint-André?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saint-André in Summer

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

In summer, Saint-André sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 23°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 55 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Saint-André in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 28°C across summer — 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.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saint-André in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
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.

Sainte-SuzanneSaint-BenoîtSainte-MarieSaint-DenisLa PossessionLe PortLe TamponSaint-Paul

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
16 km
2,088 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer 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.