Beach
Plage de la Possession
French Southern Territories · Indian Ocean
-49.7167, 68.9333
- 5°Sea · March
- 6°High · February
- 5.1 hSunshine · December
Your month at the beach
Plage de la Possession in January
- 6°CAir, daytime high3°C at night
- 5°CSea temperature
- 4.4 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month104 mm in total
- 37 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in February
- 6°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 5°CSea temperature
- 4.2 hSunshine a day
- 19 daysRainy days in the month93 mm in total
- 35 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in March
- 6°CAir, daytime high4°C at night
- 5°CSea temperature
- 3.4 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month117 mm in total
- 37 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in April
- 5°CAir, daytime high3°C at night
- 5°CSea temperature
- 2.1 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month125 mm in total
- 38 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in May
- 4°CAir, daytime high2°C at night
- 4°CSea temperature
- 1.2 hSunshine a day
- 25 daysRainy days in the month129 mm in total
- 40 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in June
- 3°CAir, daytime high1°C at night
- 4°CSea temperature
- 0.7 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month114 mm in total
- 40 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in July
- 2°CAir, daytime high0°C at night
- 3°CSea temperature
- 0.8 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month132 mm in total
- 41 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in August
- 2°CAir, daytime high0°C at night
- 3°CSea temperature
- 1.5 hSunshine a day
- 24 daysRainy days in the month117 mm in total
- 41 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in September
- 2°CAir, daytime high0°C at night
- 2°CSea temperature
- 2.7 hSunshine a day
- 23 daysRainy days in the month107 mm in total
- 41 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in October
- 2°CAir, daytime high0°C at night
- 2°CSea temperature
- 3.6 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month99 mm in total
- 40 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in November
- 4°CAir, daytime high1°C at night
- 3°CSea temperature
- 4.5 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month102 mm in total
- 38 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Plage de la Possession in December
- 5°CAir, daytime high2°C at night
- 4°CSea temperature
- 5.1 hSunshine a day
- 23 daysRainy days in the month104 mm in total
- 37 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 5.4 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 4.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 5.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 6.0 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 5.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 6.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 6.0 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 5.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 6.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 5.8 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 5.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 5.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 5.3 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 4.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 3.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 4.5 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 3.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 3.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 4.1 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 3.0 °C
1991–2020 average: 2.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 3.4 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 2.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 2.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 3.3 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 2.4 °C
1991–2020 average: 2.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 3.7 °C — 1.2 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 2.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 2.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 4.3 °C — 1.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 2.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 3.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 5.0 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 3.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 4.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan5°4 h104 mm
- Feb5°4 h93 mm
- Mar5°3 h117 mm
- Apr5°2 h125 mm
- May4°1 h129 mm
- Jun4°1 h114 mm
- Jul3°1 h132 mm
- Aug3°2 h117 mm
- Sep2°3 h107 mm
- Oct2°4 h99 mm
- Nov3°4 h102 mm
- Dec4°5 h104 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Plage de la Possession: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 3 | 5 | 104 | 22 | 4.4 | 37 |
| February | 6 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 19 | 4.2 | 35 |
| Marchwarmest sea | 6 | 4 | 5 | 117 | 22 | 3.4 | 37 |
| April | 5 | 3 | 5 | 125 | 22 | 2.1 | 38 |
| May | 4 | 2 | 4 | 129 | 25 | 1.2 | 40 |
| June | 3 | 1 | 4 | 114 | 24 | 0.7 | 40 |
| July | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 26 | 0.8 | 41 |
| August | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 24 | 1.5 | 41 |
| September | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 23 | 2.7 | 41 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 22 | 3.6 | 40 |
| November | 4 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 22 | 4.5 | 38 |
| December | 5 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 23 | 5.1 | 37 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 28 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 17 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 28 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |