Sainte-Marie, Martinique

Sainte-Marie
Commune
A view of Sainte-Marie from the islet
A view of Sainte-Marie from the islet
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique
Location of Sainte-Marie
Map
Coordinates: 14°44′N 61°01′W / 14.73°N 61.02°W / 14.73; -61.02
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMartinique
ArrondissementLa Trinité
IntercommunalityCA Pays Nord Martinique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Nestor Azérot[1]
Area
1
44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
14,650
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code
97228 /97230
Elevation0–574 m (0–1,883 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi] ⓘ; Martinican Creole: Sentmawi) is a town and the fifth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique. It is located on the northeast (Atlantic Ocean) side of the island of Martinique.

Geography

Climate

Sainte-Marie has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is 26.5 °C (79.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,781.3 mm (109.50 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 25.1 °C (77.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie was 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) on 23 September 2005; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.5 °C (61.7 °F) on 8 March 1987.

Climate data for Sainte-Marie (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1979−2009)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.0
(89.6) 		34.5
(94.1) 		34.5
(94.1) 		34.0
(93.2) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.0
(95.0) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.5
(94.1) 		34.0
(93.2) 		32.0
(89.6) 		35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.9
(84.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.0
(87.8) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.4
(86.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.4
(77.7) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		25.5
(77.9)
Record low °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.5
(67.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		17.0
(62.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		16.5
(61.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 167.4
(6.59) 		103.2
(4.06) 		125.9
(4.96) 		213.6
(8.41) 		215.1
(8.47) 		196.2
(7.72) 		248.4
(9.78) 		275.0
(10.83) 		283.5
(11.16) 		346.9
(13.66) 		374.9
(14.76) 		231.2
(9.10) 		2,781.3
(109.50)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 21.6 16.6 17.0 16.3 17.4 19.4 23.2 23.0 20.7 22.7 23.6 21.2 242.7
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1967 19,515—    
1974 20,128+0.44%
1982 18,526−1.03%
1990 19,682+0.76%
1999 20,098+0.23%
2007 19,249−0.54%
2012 17,342−2.06%
2017 15,932−1.68%
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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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