Le Port, Réunion

Climate

Le Port features a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Due to located leeward side of the island, Le Port does not receive as much precipitation as Saint-Denis and the eastern part of the island. There is a wetter season from December to April and a drier season for the rest of the year. The warmest month is February, with a mean of 28.4 C and an average high of 31.9 C. February is also the wettest month, receiving 118.3 mm of rain on average. The coolest months are July and August, which have a mean of 22.9 C. July is also the driest month, receiving only 5.0 mm of rainfall on average. On 6 March 2004, Le Port recorded a temperature of 36.9 C, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Réunion. Le Port receives 2670.6 hours of sunshine annually, which is evenly distributed throughout the year. February is the least sunny and July is sunniest, although all months receive between 205 and 232 hours of sunshine on average. |Jan record high C = 35.5 |Feb record high C = 36.9 |Mar record high C = 36.9 |Apr record high C = 36.0 |May record high C = 33.8 |Jun record high C = 32.2 |Jul record high C = 30.7 |Aug record high C = 30.7 |Sep record high C = 31.4 |Oct record high C = 32.6 |Nov record high C = 33.5 |Dec record high C = 35.0 |year record high C = 36.9 |Jan record low C = 21.8 |Feb record low C = 21.0 |Mar record low C = 20.5 |Apr record low C = 19.9 |May record low C = 16.8 |Jun record low C = 16.6 |Jul record low C = 14.9 |Aug record low C = 15.5 |Sep record low C = 15.6 |Oct record low C = 15.6 |Nov record low C = 18.5 |Dec record low C = 20.4 |year record low C = 14.9 | access-date = 7 June 2021}} | access-date = August 30, 2022}}}}

Population

| graph-pos = right |1961 |14906 |1967 |19768 |1974 |25068 |1982 |30131 |1990 |34692 |1999 |38412 |2007 |38313 |2012 |36952 |2017 |34128

International relations

Le Port is twinned with:

• RSA Durban, South Africa
• MAD Toamasina, Madagascar
• MRI Port Louis, Mauritius
• MOZ Quelimane, Mozambique

Politics and media

This is the town where the Communist Party of Réunion usually gets most of their votes. Also, the newspaper of the party, Temoignages, has headquarters in Le Port.

The French Navy's technical/data radio station FUX, using Stanag 4285, operates out of Le Port on various frequencies (see lists of radio stations by frequency).

References

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