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 Saint-Joseph  | |
| Coordinates: 14°40′15″N 61°02′15″W / 14.6708°N 61.0375°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Fort-de-France |
| Intercommunality | CA Centre de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yan Monplaisir[1] |
| Area 1 | 43.29 km2 (16.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 16,135 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97224 /97212 |
| Elevation | 20–762 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 edit
Climate edit
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) |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 edit
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| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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