The most comfortable time to visit Fort-de-France is mid February. For sun, aim for late February to June.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, go from late February to June, with a second spell from mid November to early February. It peaks in mid March, at 71. Avoid mid October for this: it falls to 28, mostly because it is often wet. The clearest skies come in October, when the sky is typically 63% covered at midday (often cloudy).
The being outside season here falls in mid February. It peaks in mid February, at 55. That is a short window, about ten days a year. The weakest stretch is from July to mid September, when it drops to 1, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Fort-de-France is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 13, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Fort-de-France over the whole year is 26°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C. The rainy (wet) season in Fort-de-France runs from July to December, peaking in July with a 34% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to June; April is the driest month, at 16%. Winds in Fort-de-France are highest in February, averaging 5.5 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Fort-de-France come in September, when the sky is typically 55% covered; June is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Fort-de-France climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 23°C | 28°C | 23% | 61% | 4.8 m/s | 42 | 64 | 5 |
| February | 28°C | 24°C | 27°C | 20% | 62% | 5.5 m/s | 50 | 62 | 8 |
| March | 29°C | 24°C | 28°C | 21% | 60% | 4.6 m/s | 36 | 67 | 4 |
| April | 29°C | 24°C | 29°C | 16% | 61% | 4.3 m/s | 25 | 64 | 2 |
| May | 30°C | 26°C | 30°C | 18% | 63% | 5.0 m/s | 9 | 61 | 1 |
| June | 29°C | 26°C | 30°C | 24% | 68% | 5.4 m/s | 6 | 59 | 2 |
| July | 29°C | 26°C | 30°C | 34% | 66% | 4.9 m/s | 3 | 53 | 2 |
| August | 30°C | 26°C | 32°C | 30% | 60% | 4.3 m/s | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| September | 28°C | 25°C | 31°C | 31% | 55% | 3.2 m/s | 4 | 32 | 5 |
| October | 28°C | 24°C | 31°C | 32% | 57% | 3.5 m/s | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| November | 29°C | 24°C | 31°C | 33% | 60% | 3.8 m/s | 6 | 57 | 2 |
| December | 28°C | 24°C | 29°C | 28% | 60% | 4.6 m/s | 28 | 65 | 2 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Fort-de-France weather by season
Year round, Fort-de-France has days of about 28°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in May, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 23°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 26°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Fort-de-France weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Fort-de-France has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort-de-France weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Fort-de-France has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort-de-France weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Fort-de-France has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort-de-France weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Fort-de-France has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Fort-de-France?
The rainy (wet) season in Fort-de-France runs from July to December, peaking in July with a 34% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to June; April is the driest month, at 16%.
What time of year is Fort-de-France windiest?
Winds in Fort-de-France are highest in February, averaging 5.5 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Fort-de-France year round?
The average temperature in Fort-de-France over the whole year is 26°C. May is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C.
Where to go instead in late August, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.