Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Anse La Raye features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 863 mm (34.0 inches) and receives 211 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Anse La Raye enjoys an average of 3909 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Anse La Raye are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Anse La Raye experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Average low | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Minimum | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Anse La Raye, Saint Lucia with other places around the world.
Anse La Raye usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Anse La Raye are January, February and April. On average, 34 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36 (1.4) | 33 (1.3) | 38 (1.5) | 35 (1.4) | 39 (1.6) | 65 (2.6) | 105 (4.1) | 113 (4.5) | 121 (4.8) | 128 (5.1) | 103 (4.1) | 46 (1.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Anse La Raye are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Anse La Raye: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 268 | 304 | 344 | 336 | 354 | 324 | 347 | 345 | 319 | 319 | 313 | 329 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 23m | 11h 40m | 12h 3m | 12h 26m | 12h 45m | 12h 55m | 12h 50m | 12h 33m | 12h 10m | 11h 47m | 11h 28m | 11h 18m |
Anse La Raye experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Anse La Raye UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |