Saint-Joseph, Martinique

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Saint-Joseph
Commune
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Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Saint-Joseph
Saint-Joseph, Martinique
Coordinates: 14°40′15″N61°02′15″W / 14.6708°N 61.0375°W / 14.6708; -61.0375 Coordinates: 14°40′15″N61°02′15″W / 14.6708°N 61.0375°W / 14.6708; -61.0375
Country France
Overseas region and department Martinique
Arrondissement Fort-de-France
Intercommunality CA Centre de la Martinique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yan Monplaisir [1]
Area
1
43.29 km2 (16.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019) [2]
15,883
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97224 /97212
Elevation20–762 m (66–2,500 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Joseph is a commune in the Arrondissement of Fort-de-France on Martinique.

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Geography

Climate

Saint-Joseph has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,404.2 mm (94.65 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F), and lowest in February, at around 24.9 °C (76.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) on 20 September 2005; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) on 12 January 1979.

Climate data for Saint-Joseph (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1976−present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)30.2
(86.4)		32.5
(90.5)		32.9
(91.2)		33.1
(91.6)		33.3
(91.9)		32.7
(90.9)		32.2
(90.0)		34.7
(94.5)		34.9
(94.8)		33.6
(92.5)		32.6
(90.7)		31.9
(89.4)		34.9
(94.8)
Average high °C (°F)28.1
(82.6)		28.2
(82.8)		28.6
(83.5)		29.2
(84.6)		29.8
(85.6)		29.9
(85.8)		29.9
(85.8)		30.5
(86.9)		30.9
(87.6)		30.5
(86.9)		29.6
(85.3)		28.7
(83.7)		29.5
(85.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.0
(77.0)		24.9
(76.8)		25.2
(77.4)		25.9
(78.6)		26.7
(80.1)		27.1
(80.8)		27.1
(80.8)		27.3
(81.1)		27.2
(81.0)		26.9
(80.4)		26.3
(79.3)		25.5
(77.9)		26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F)21.8
(71.2)		21.6
(70.9)		21.8
(71.2)		22.6
(72.7)		23.6
(74.5)		24.4
(75.9)		24.3
(75.7)		24.1
(75.4)		23.5
(74.3)		23.3
(73.9)		23.0
(73.4)		22.3
(72.1)		23.0
(73.4)
Record low °C (°F)15.2
(59.4)		15.5
(59.9)		15.6
(60.1)		16.0
(60.8)		19.0
(66.2)		20.0
(68.0)		20.0
(68.0)		18.0
(64.4)		19.3
(66.7)		19.0
(66.2)		19.0
(66.2)		16.0
(60.8)		15.2
(59.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)141.7
(5.58)		95.9
(3.78)		103.5
(4.07)		172.8
(6.80)		169.8
(6.69)		190.6
(7.50)		237.0
(9.33)		275.8
(10.86)		255.1
(10.04)		298.0
(11.73)		288.5
(11.36)		175.5
(6.91)		2,404.2
(94.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)20.416.415.615.716.319.222.322.120.121.822.119.8231.6
Source: Météo-France [3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 10,923—    
1974 10,950+0.04%
1982 11,266+0.36%
1990 14,036+2.79%
1999 15,785+1.31%
2007 17,215+1.09%
2012 16,648−0.67%
2017 16,232−0.50%
Source: INSEE [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France . Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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