Le Morne-Rouge
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Le Morne-Rouge (French pronunciation: [lə mɔʁn ʁuʒ]; Martinican Creole: Mònwouj) is a commune and town in the French overseas department and island of Martinique.
Geography
Le Morne-Rouge is the wettest town of Martinique, It is situated on a plateau between Mount Pelée and the massive of the Carbet Mountains.
Climate
Le Morne-Rouge has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Le Morne-Rouge is 24.3 °C (75.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 4,683.0 mm (184.37 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.5 °C (77.9 °F), and lowest in February, at around 22.7 °C (72.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Morne-Rouge was 33.1 °C (91.6 °F) on 13 September 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 12.1 °C (53.8 °F) in December 2022.
Climate data for Le Morne-Rouge (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1965−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 29.7 (85.5) | 33.1 (91.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.1 (80.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.3 (75.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 21.4 (70.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 12.1 (53.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 379.5 (14.94) | 255.2 (10.05) | 263.1 (10.36) | 312.1 (12.29) | 333.5 (13.13) | 355.5 (14.00) | 465.4 (18.32) | 466.8 (18.38) | 433.8 (17.08) | 448.0 (17.64) | 532.1 (20.95) | 438.0 (17.24) | 4,683 (184.37) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 26.2 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 26.8 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 25.6 | 25.0 | 288.1 |
Source: Météo-France[3] |
History
The commune was founded in 1888, following the division of Saint-Pierre.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1967 | 5,449 | — |
1974 | 5,412 | −0.10% |
1982 | 4,889 | −1.26% |
1990 | 5,278 | +0.96% |
1999 | 5,395 | +0.24% |
2007 | 5,170 | −0.53% |
2012 | 5,003 | −0.65% |
2017 | 5,114 | +0.44% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
- Communes of Martinique
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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