Sainte-Marie (; ) is a town and the fifth-largest
commune in the
French overseas department
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of
Martinique
Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...
. It is located on the northeast (
Atlantic Ocean
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) side of the island of Martinique.
Geography
Climate
Sainte-Marie has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Af''). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie was on 23 September 2005; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 8 March 1987.
Population
See also
*
Communes of Martinique
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** List of comm ...
References
External links
Official website(in French)
*
Communes of Martinique
Populated places in Martinique
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