Saint-Pierre weather in April

In April, Saint-Pierre sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 93 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Saint-Pierre's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Pierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:33 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
61%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Saint-Pierre is French commune in Réunion.

Density
876/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical April day in Saint-Pierre reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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72520
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102420
112420
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Saint-Pierre weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°28023.913.24.5
Feb25° / 21°26422.712.74.4
Mar25° / 20°21221.312.25.0
Apr24° / 19°9318.211.55.6
May22° / 18°8617.1115.8
Jun20° / 16°5013.710.75.9
Jul20° / 15°4914.310.85.7
Aug20° / 15°4512.611.36.1
Sep21° / 15°451211.96.2
Oct22° / 16°5613.412.56.2
Nov24° / 18°9616.4135.8
Dec25° / 20°17421.613.35.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55248
65248
75149
85149
95050
105050
114951
124852
134852
144852
154852
164753
174753
184753
194654
204753
214753
224852
234852
245050
255050
265248
275248
285248
295347
305446

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Saint-Pierre gets around 93 mm of rain over 18.2 wet days in April. 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 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
361
461
561
661
761
861
962
1062
1162
1263
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1463
1564
1664
1764
1863
1963
2063
2162
2262
2361
2461
2560
2660
2759
2859
2959
3058

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1236611
2237601
3338581
4339571
5340561
6341551
7342541
8443521
9444511
10445501
11445501
12445501
13445501
14445501
15445501
16445501
17446490
18546490
19546480
20547480
21647470
22648460
23649440
24750430
25751420
26852400
27952390
281053370
291154350
301255330

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:286:17
211.86:296:16
311.86:296:15
411.86:296:14
511.76:296:13
611.76:306:13
711.76:306:12
811.76:306:11
911.76:316:10
1011.66:316:09
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1211.66:326:07
1311.66:326:06
1411.56:326:05
1511.56:336:04
1611.56:336:04
1711.56:336:03
1811.56:346:02
1911.56:346:01
2011.46:346:00
2111.46:355:59
2211.46:355:59
2311.46:355:58
2411.46:365:57
2511.36:365:56
2611.36:375:56
2711.36:375:55
2811.36:375:54
2911.36:385:53
3011.26:385:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Saint-Pierre

In seasonPeak

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

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

Saint-Pierre'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 April a good time to visit Saint-Pierre?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Saint-Pierre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint-Pierre in April

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

In April, Saint-Pierre sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Saint-Pierre in April

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in April — 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
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Saint-Pierre in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 10 (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-Pierre 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
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Saint-Pierre?

Saint-Pierre sits at 21.3°S, 55.5°E, 36 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Le Tampon, 8.0 km away.

Le TamponSaint-LouisSaint-JosephPiton Saint-LeuSaint-LeuSaint-BenoîtSaint-PaulSaint-André

Topography around Saint-Pierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Pierre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,751 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Saint-Pierre is covered by water (38%), artificial surfaces (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
227 m
16 km
1,751 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Le Tampon 8.0 km · Saint-Louis 9.0 km · Saint-Joseph 15 km · Piton Saint-Leu 22 km · Saint-Leu 27 km · Saint-Benoît 42 km · Saint-Paul 42 km · Saint-André 45 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-Pierre (-21.3393°, 55.4781°, elevation 36 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).