Climate · Réunion

Petite-Île

Hot and wet from December to April; warm and wet from June to September.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years21.4°S90 m above the sea
  1. Jan88°31°75°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  2. Feb88°31°75°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  3. Mar87°31°75°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  4. Apr86°30°73°23°Rain on about five days a week.
  5. May83°28°69°21°Rain on about four days a week.
  6. Jun80°27°66°19°Rain on about four days a week.
  7. Jul78°26°64°18°Rain on about four days a week.
  8. Aug79°26°64°18°Rain on about four days a week.
  9. Sep80°27°65°18°Rain on about three days a week.
  10. Oct82°28°67°19°Rain on about three days a week.
  11. Nov85°29°69°21°Rain on about four days a week.
  12. Dec87°31°73°23°Rain on about five days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from December to April, with highs near 87°F and nights near 74°F. From June to September, highs are nearer 79°F. The rain comes from December to April, on about six days a week. August to October is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.The warm season runs from December to April, with highs near 31°C and nights near 23°C. From June to September, highs are nearer 26°C. The rain comes from December to April, on about six days a week. August to October is the driest stretch, with rain on about three days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

Where Petite-Île sits

Indian/Reunion

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Latitude
21.4°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
90 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Petite-Île, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Petite-Île is our one place in Réunion so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 78°F in July to 88°F in January and February.Highs from 26°C in July to 31°C in January and February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (85% of days), driest in October (46%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in October (37% cover), cloudiest in January (68%).

Daylight

From 10h 51m in June to 13h 25m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Petite-Île, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWarm season
75°24°88°31°
6 days68%13h 16m
FebruaryWarm season
75°24°88°31°
6 days62%12h 50m
MarchWarm season
75°24°87°31°
6 days60%12h 15m
AprilWarm season
73°23°86°30°
5 days50%11h 37m
May
69°21°83°28°
4 days40%11h 06m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
66°19°80°27°
4 days42%10h 51m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
64°18°78°26°
4 days45%10h 58m
AugustCool seasonAt its best
64°18°79°26°
4 days43%11h 25m
SeptemberCool seasonAt its best
65°18°80°27°
3 days39%12h 01m
October
67°19°82°28°
3 days37%12h 39m
November
69°21°85°29°
4 days43%13h 10m
DecemberWarm season
73°23°87°31°
5 days54%13h 25m

When is the best time to visit Petite-Île?


The best months are June to September: highs near 79°F, nights near 65°F, and rain on about four days a week.The best months are June to September: highs near 26°C, nights near 18°C, and rain on about four days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Petite-Île?

January and February, with highs near 88°F and lows near 75°F. The coolest is July, with highs near 78°F.January and February, with highs near 31°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest is July, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Petite-Île?

February, with rain on about six days a week. October is the driest, with rain on about three days a week.

How long are the days in Petite-Île?

From about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Petite-Île?

October, when cloud covers about 37% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 68%.

Places with a year like Petite-Île's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Petite-Île's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Petite-Île's summer.

Where to stay

1 in our collection

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 9 km north-west of Petite-Île. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (90 m) against the climate model's (403 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (90 m) against the climate model's (403 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.