Macouba (French pronunciation: [makuba]) is a village and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.
Macouba | |
|---|---|
 The distillery of Fonds-Préville, in Macouba | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
Location of Macouba  | |
| Coordinates: 14°52′32″N 61°08′35″W / 14.8756°N 61.1431°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | La Trinité |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays Nord Martinique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sainte-Rose Cakin[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.93 km2 (6.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,017 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97215 /97218 |
| Elevation | 0–1,300 m (0–4,265 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Macouba has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Macouba is 25.4 °C (77.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,803.8 mm (110.39 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around 26.5 °C (79.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 24.0 °C (75.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Macouba was 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) on 19 September 1999; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 16.0 °C (60.8 °F) on 12 March 1974.
| Climate data for Macouba (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1974−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.5 (83.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.4 (77.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.6 (72.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.3 (72.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 16.0 (60.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 173.8 (6.84) | 103.4 (4.07) | 124.1 (4.89) | 199.4 (7.85) | 201.4 (7.93) | 213.7 (8.41) | 265.0 (10.43) | 294.1 (11.58) | 294.3 (11.59) | 311.6 (12.27) | 375.2 (14.77) | 247.8 (9.76) | 2,803.8 (110.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 21.3 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 236.7 |
| Source: Météo-France[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macouba.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)