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Best time to visit Fort-de-France

February is the best time to visit Fort-de-France for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 13 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to April.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 64/100
A beach holiday February sea 27 °C
The least cloud January 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 37 mm
Warmth September 29 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 64 27 °C 13 79
2 March 62 28 °C 14 77
3 January 58 27 °C 18 74
4 April 58 28 °C 15 74
5 December 54 27 °C 19 73
6 May 52 29 °C 16 72
7 November 50 28 °C 23 71
8 October 48 29 °C 24 69
9 June 48 29 °C 19 72
10 September 47 29 °C 23 69
11 August 46 29 °C 25 70
12 July 46 29 °C 23 71

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 27 °C 38 % 74
February 27 °C 27 °C 39 % 79
March 27 °C 28 °C 44 % 77
April 27 °C 28 °C 54 % 74
May 28 °C 29 °C 60 % 72
June 28 °C 29 °C 65 % 72
July 28 °C 29 °C 57 % 71
August 29 °C 29 °C 58 % 70
September 29 °C 29 °C 65 % 69
October 29 °C 29 °C 64 % 69
November 28 °C 28 °C 55 % 71
December 28 °C 27 °C 45 % 73

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.9 °C 51 mm 38 %
February 27.1 °C 37 mm 39 %
March 27.6 °C 39 mm 44 %
April 28.2 °C 47 mm 54 %
May 28.9 °C 63 mm 60 %
June 28.9 °C 77 mm 65 %
July 28.8 °C 106 mm 57 %
August 29.0 °C 117 mm 58 %
September 29.1 °C 131 mm 65 %
October 28.7 °C 141 mm 64 %
November 28.0 °C 124 mm 55 %
December 27.3 °C 65 mm 45 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.