The interior, with its spectacular landscape, is protected in a National Park since 2007, while in 2010, the island earned a place in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Owing to the great amount of rain that falls in the interior, there are forests as well as numerous streams (some of which are used for rafting), which give rise to waterfalls. On the contrary, during the warmer period, from January to March, the temperature hovers around 30 ☌ (86 ☏) during the day and around 23/24 ☌ (73/75 ☏) at night. In the capital, Saint-Denis, located on the north coast, daytime temperatures from June to September drop to around 25/26 ☌ (77/79 ☏) and night-time temperatures to around 18/19 ☌ (64/66 ☏), but they can sometimes drop to 13/14 ☌ (55/57 ☏).

As mentioned, in the interior, the elevations enhance the formation of thunderclouds on the slopes exposed to the wind, so much so that the rainfall can even reach 6 meters (235 inches) per year.Īs regards to the coasts, the eastern coast, where rainfall exceeds 3,000 millimeters (120 inches) per year, is much more rainy than the western one, from Le Port to Saint-Pierre, where it drops below 1,000 mm (40 in). The rains in Réunion occur in the form of short but intense showers, called avalasses. So, the island is basically divided into two, and the northwest coast, where we also find the most beautiful beaches, is almost dry. In the interior of the island, which is mountainous, the winds bring rainfall on the eastern slopes throughout the year, while the western slopes are rainy only in the hot and humid season, while in the rest of the year, they only receive a few rains and are even a bit warmer. The south-east trade winds blow all year round, but especially in the cool season, bringing rains to the eastern slopes. Indeed, there are differences between the areas, especially in the rains. Generally, there is a dry season from May to November, although this is not the case on the southeastern slope. In Réunion, an overseas department of France located in the Indian Ocean south of the Equator, the climate is tropical, with a hot, humid and rainy season from December to March and a cool season from June to September, ie the austral winter.

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