Sainte-Marie, Martinique

Commune in Martinique, France

Sainte-Marie

Commune

A view of Sainte-Marie from the islet

Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique

Location of Sainte-Marie

Coordinates: 14°44′N 61°01′W﻿ / ﻿14.73°N 61.02°W﻿ / 14.73; -61.02
Country| France
Overseas region and department| Martinique
Arrondissement| La Trinité
Intercommunality| CA Pays Nord Martinique
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Bruno Nestor Azérot[1]

Area

| 44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 14,827
• Density| 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−04:00 (AST)
INSEE/Postal code|

97228 /97230

Elevation| 0–574 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

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### Climate

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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

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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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

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* Communes of Martinique

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

## External links

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* Official website (in French)
* Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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