Commune in Martinique, France
Commune in Martinique, France
Le Vauclin (French pronunciation: [lə voklɛ̃]; Martinican Creole: Voklen) is a commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.
Geography
Located in the southeast of the island, its neighboring communes are Le François, Saint-Esprit, Rivière-Pilote and Le Marin.
Climate
Le Vauclin has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Le Vauclin is 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,229.7 mm (48.41 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 28.2 °C (82.8 °F), and lowest in February, at around 25.9 °C (78.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Vauclin was 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) on 31 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) on 17 December 1992.
| Climate data for Le Vauclin (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1992−present)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
30.8
(87.4)
|
32.1
(89.8)
|
31.9
(89.4)
|
33.3
(91.9)
|
33.5
(92.3)
|
33.2
(91.8)
|
33.3
(91.9)
|
34.6
(94.3)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
33.0
(91.4)
|
32.8
(91.0)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
34.6
(94.3)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
29.7
(85.5)
|
29.8
(85.6)
|
29.9
(85.8)
|
30.3
(86.5)
|
30.7
(87.3)
|
30.3
(86.5)
|
29.4
(84.9)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
29.3
(84.7)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
26.3
(79.3)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
28.0
(82.4)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
27.9
(82.2)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
26.6
(79.9)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
24.2
(75.6)
|
24.0
(75.2)
|
24.3
(75.7)
|
25.1
(77.2)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
25.8
(78.4)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
25.2
(77.4)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
25.3
(77.5)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
22.1
(71.8)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
54.6
(2.15)
|
43.0
(1.69)
|
45.2
(1.78)
|
85.0
(3.35)
|
86.9
(3.42)
|
99.4
(3.91)
|
114.2
(4.50)
|
137.4
(5.41)
|
143.3
(5.64)
|
160.6
(6.32)
|
181.9
(7.16)
|
78.2
(3.08)
|
1,229.7
(48.41)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
12.5
|
9.2
|
9.4
|
9.0
|
10.9
|
13.0
|
16.8
|
16.1
|
14.2
|
15.8
|
16.1
|
13.3
|
156.3
|
| Source: Météo-France[3]
|
Population
Its inhabitants are known in French as Vauclinois (masculine) and Vauclinoises (feminine).
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1967 | 7,732 | — |
|---|
| 1974 | 7,711 | −0.04% |
|---|
| 1982 | 6,950 | −1.29% |
|---|
| 1990 | 7,741 | +1.36% |
|---|
| 1999 | 7,778 | +0.05% |
|---|
| 2007 | 8,818 | +1.58% |
|---|
| 2012 | 9,140 | +0.72% |
|---|
| 2017 | 8,844 | −0.66% |
|---|
| Source: INSEE[4] |
History
The dwelling of the Lord of Vauquelin has left its name to the quarter introduced as commune in 1837.
