Le François
Commune in Martinique, France
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Le François (French pronunciation: [lə fʁɑ̃swa]; Martinican Creole: Fwanswa) is a town and commune in the arrondissement of Le Marin on Martinique, 22 km (14 mi) from the island capital of Fort-de-France.
Le François | |
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Le François harbour | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
 Location of Le François | |
| Coordinates: 14°36′50″N 60°54′15″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Le Marin |
| Intercommunality | CA Espace Sud de la Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Samuel Tavernier[1] |
Area 1 | 53.93 km2 (20.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 15,778 |
| • Density | 292.6/km2 (757.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97210 /97240 |
| Elevation | 0–363 m (0–1,191 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Le François has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Le François is 27.4 °C (81.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,634.2 mm (64.34 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in February, at around 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le François was 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) on 18 September 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.0 °C (60.8 °F) on 9 February 1976.
| Climate data for Le François (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1964−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.1 (2.96) |
56.7 (2.23) |
52.4 (2.06) |
118.2 (4.65) |
111.3 (4.38) |
132.2 (5.20) |
156.2 (6.15) |
183.2 (7.21) |
182.5 (7.19) |
225.5 (8.88) |
239.5 (9.43) |
101.4 (3.99) |
1,634.2 (64.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.5 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 13.0 | 164.7 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
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