Weather in Réunion

Calculated from weather data of Roland Garros Airport (FMEE) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	30.3	31.0	30.0	30.0	30.6	29.8
February	30.4	30.3	30.1	29.8	30.5	30.1
March	30.4	29.6	30.3	30.5	30.6	30.3
April	29.4		30.3	28.5	29.1	29.0
May	27.8		28.6	27.5	28.1	27.6
June	26.1		27.0	25.8	25.8	25.6
July	25.3		26.1	24.6	24.8	24.8
August	25.7		26.6	25.3	25.0	25.3
September	26.4		27.5	25.6	26.1	26.1
October	27.4		28.6	26.8	27.1	27.3
November	28.5		28.8	28.1	28.8	28.1
December	30.3		30.5	29.5	30.0	29.6
Average	28.4	30.2	28.7	27.6	28.0	27.8

1st highest temperature of France

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	23.9	25	24	23	24	23
February	23.8	25	23	24	24	24
March	23.8	24	23	24	23	24
April	23.0		23	23	23	23
May	20.5		21	20	20	20
June	19.3		20	18	20	19
July	18.7		19	19	19	18
August	18.7		20	18	19	18
September	19.5		21	19	19	19
October	20.5		21	20	21	20
November	21.5		22	21	22	21
December	23.1		23	22	23	23
Average	21.7	24.5	21.5	20.9	21.4	20.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	38	74	38	70	43
25 °C or warmer	91	347	288	301	308
20 °C or warmer	91	365	354	365	366
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	27.1	41	31	34	27	36
February	21.0	25	14	44	25	16
March	23.3	31	25	20	21	28
April	22.9		27	34	34	21
May	10.3		15	12	5	4
June	13.8		20	9	22	10
July	12.6		4	22	22	12
August	10.8		19	14	14	4
September	10.9		13	11	8	5
October	11.4		13	8	15	9
November	16.1		29	8	13	9
December	19.8		24	34	23	25
Average	18.5	32.7	19.8	20.4	19.2	15.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.5	19	23	18	23	16
February	23.4	27	26	29	26	25
March	22.3	27	19	23	20	22
April	22.8		17	27	24	25
May	22.1		19	23	20	23
June	24.9		19	23	26	29
July	26.7		23	31	31	28
August	25.3		24	26	24	27
September	26.8		27	29	32	27
October	22.5		17	27	24	24
November	20.9		21	21	19	25
December	22.5		17	26	26	28
Average	23.3	23.7	21.0	24.9	24.3	24.7

1st highest wind speed of France

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	E	E	E	E	E
February	SE	E	SE	E	E
March	SE	E	E	E	E
April		E	SE	SE	E
May		E	SE	E	E
June		SE	SE	SE	SE
July		SE	SE	SE	SE
August		SE	SE	SE	E
September		E	SE	E	E
October		E	E	E	E
November		E	E	E	E
December		E	E	E	E

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Réunion weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Réunion?

The warmest month is February with an average temperature of 30 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Réunion?

The coldest month is July with an average daytime temperature of 25 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Réunion?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in January with a probability of around 27.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Réunion?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 10.3 %.