Saint-Joseph, Martinique

Saint-Joseph (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒozɛf]) is a commune in the Arrondissement of Fort-de-France on Martinique.

Saint-Joseph
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Saint-Joseph
Coordinates: 14°40′15″N 61°02′15″W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMartinique
ArrondissementFort-de-France
IntercommunalityCA Centre de la Martinique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Yan Monplaisir[1]
Area
1
43.29 km2 (16.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
16,137
  Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−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.

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)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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) 20.4 16.4 15.6 15.7 16.3 19.2 22.3 22.1 20.1 21.8 22.1 19.8 231.6
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]

See also

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  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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