La Trinité, Martinique
Subprefecture and commune in Martinique, France
La Trinité (French pronunciation: [la tʁinite] ⓘ , literally The Trinity ; Martinican Creole : Twinité ) is a town and commune in the French overseas region and department of Martinique .
Geography
Climate
La Trinité has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af ). The average annual temperature in La Trinité is 26.4 °C (79.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,294.8 mm (90.35 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 27.6 °C (81.7 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.0 °C (77.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Trinité was 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) on 25 September 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) on 2 February 2008.
Climate data for La Trinité (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
30.2 (86.4)
32.3 (90.1)
32.0 (89.6)
31.3 (88.3)
32.7 (90.9)
31.8 (89.2)
31.4 (88.5)
34.1 (93.4)
34.4 (93.9)
33.5 (92.3)
31.6 (88.9)
31.6 (88.9)
34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
27.7 (81.9)
27.8 (82.0)
28.1 (82.6)
28.7 (83.7)
29.2 (84.6)
29.4 (84.9)
29.5 (85.1)
30.1 (86.2)
30.6 (87.1)
30.1 (86.2)
29.2 (84.6)
28.4 (83.1)
29.1 (84.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
25.1 (77.2)
25.0 (77.0)
25.3 (77.5)
26.0 (78.8)
26.6 (79.9)
26.9 (80.4)
27.0 (80.6)
27.4 (81.3)
27.6 (81.7)
27.1 (80.8)
26.5 (79.7)
25.8 (78.4)
26.4 (79.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
22.5 (72.5)
22.3 (72.1)
22.6 (72.7)
23.2 (73.8)
24.0 (75.2)
24.5 (76.1)
24.5 (76.1)
24.7 (76.5)
24.6 (76.3)
24.2 (75.6)
23.8 (74.8)
23.2 (73.8)
23.7 (74.7)
Record low °C (°F)
20.2 (68.4)
18.7 (65.7)
19.0 (66.2)
20.1 (68.2)
21.1 (70.0)
21.5 (70.7)
21.1 (70.0)
21.4 (70.5)
21.5 (70.7)
20.7 (69.3)
20.2 (68.4)
20.2 (68.4)
18.7 (65.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
125.8 (4.95)
99.1 (3.90)
101.7 (4.00)
203.2 (8.00)
203.4 (8.01)
172.6 (6.80)
201.1 (7.92)
210.7 (8.30)
204.6 (8.06)
322.2 (12.69)
293.5 (11.56)
156.9 (6.18)
2,294.8 (90.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
19.3
15.1
14.2
14.2
15.6
17.3
21.8
20.5
17.7
21.2
20.2
18.3
215.4
Source: Météo-France [ 3]
Population
Historical population Year 1967 9,545 — 1974 10,632 +1.55% 1982 10,087 −0.66% 1990 11,090 +1.19% 1999 12,890 +1.69% 2007 13,582 +0.66% 2012 13,352 −0.34% 2017 12,243 −1.72% Source: INSEE[ 4]
Sport
La Gauloise de Trinité is a multi-sport club in La Trinité.
Notable people
David Alerte (born 1984), Olympic athlete
Christian André (born 1950), association footballer
Bruno Nestor Azerot (born 1961), politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique's 2nd constituency from 2012-2018
Coralie Balmy (born 1987), Olympic swimmer
Malick Bolivard (born 1987), association footballer
Paul Chillan (1935-2021), association footballer
Homère Clément (1852–1923), physician and politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique from 1902-1906
Jeffrey Dalmat (born 1991), basketball player
Lénora Guion-Firmin (born 1991), athlete
Joan Hartock (born 1987), association footballer
Jacques Laposte (born 1952), association footballer
Yva Léro (1912–2007), writer and painter
Audrick Linord (born 1987), association footballer
Louis-Joseph Manscour (born 1945), politician, served in the French National Assembly as deputy of Martinique's 1st constituency from 2002-2012; member of the European Parliament from 2014-2019
Guy-Marc Michel (born 1988), basketball player
Dominique Pandor (born 1993), association footballer
Patrick Gilles Percin (born 1976), association footballer
Katty Piejos (born 1981), handball player
Olivier Rambo (born 1974), association footballer
David Regis (born 1935), association footballer
Auguste Rejon (1893-1973), politician, elected to the French Senate in 1958
Cédric Sorhaindo (born 1984), Olympic handball player
See also
References
External links
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