Saint-Paul weather in January

In January, Saint-Paul sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 185 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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-Paul's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Paul's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
185 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:54 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Saint-Paul is commune in La Réunion, France.

Density
436/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saint-Paul reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Saint-Paul weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°18521.513.14.9
Feb27° / 25°17220.612.74.7
Mar26° / 24°16020.712.15.1
Apr26° / 23°5413.611.56.3
May24° / 22°4210117.3
Jun23° / 20°23710.77.7
Jul22° / 19°196.410.97.7
Aug22° / 19°258.811.37.3
Sep22° / 19°268.611.97.3
Oct23° / 21°3510.312.57.0
Nov24° / 22°5913.3136.5
Dec26° / 23°9317.213.35.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74357
84357
94357
104456
114555
124555
134654
144654
154753
164753
174654
184654
194555
204555
214555
224555
234555
244654
254654
264753
274753
284753
294753
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Saint-Paul gets around 185 mm of rain over 21.5 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
164
265
366
467
568
669
769
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1470
1570
1669
1769
1869
1969
2069
2168
2268
2368
2468
2568
2669
2769
2869
2970
3071
3171

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1144550
2043570
3041590
4040600
5039610
6038620
7037630
8036640
9036640
10036640
11035650
12035650
13034660
14034660
15033670
16032680
17031690
18031690
19030700
20029710
21028720
22027730
23027730
24026740
25025750
26024760
27023770
28022780
29022780
30021781
31020791

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:44 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:447:00
213.35:457:00
313.25:467:00
413.25:467:01
513.25:477:01
613.25:477:01
713.25:487:01
813.25:497:02
913.25:497:02
1013.25:507:02
1113.25:517:02
1213.25:517:02
1313.25:527:02
1413.25:527:03
1513.25:537:03
1613.15:547:03
1713.15:547:03
1813.15:557:03
1913.15:567:03
2013.15:567:03
2113.15:577:03
2213.15:587:03
2313.15:587:02
2413.15:597:02
2513.06:007:02
2613.06:007:02
2713.06:017:02
2813.06:027:02
2913.06:027:02
3013.06:037:01
3113.06:037:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Saint-Paul

In seasonPeak

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

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

Saint-Paul'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-Paul?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saint-Paul in January

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

In January, Saint-Paul sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Saint-Paul 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 at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°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
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saint-Paul 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-Paul peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 17UV 16Jul 10UV 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-Paul?

Saint-Paul sits at 21.0°S, 55.3°E, 11 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Le Port, 8.0 km away.

Le PortLa PossessionSaint-LeuSaint-DenisPiton Saint-LeuSainte-MarieSaint-LouisSainte-Suzanne

Topography around Saint-Paul

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Paul has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,396 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Saint-Paul is covered by water (38%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
497 m
16 km
2,396 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Le Port 8.0 km · La Possession 11 km · Saint-Leu 18 km · Saint-Denis 23 km · Piton Saint-Leu 24 km · Sainte-Marie 32 km · Saint-Louis 34 km · Sainte-Suzanne 37 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-Paul (-21.0096°, 55.2713°, elevation 11 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).