Vahibé is a village in the commune of Mamoudzou on Mayotte.

Vahibé
Village
Ylang ylang trees near Vahibé
Ylang ylang trees near Vahibé
Vahibé is located in Mayotte
Vahibé
Vahibé
Coordinates: 12°47′26″S 45°10′41″E / 12.79056°S 45.17806°E / -12.79056; 45.17806
CountryFrance (territory)
DepartmentMayotte
CommuneMamoudzou
Time zoneUTC+03:00 (EAT)

Geography

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Climate

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Vahibé has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). The average annual temperature in Vahibé is 25.2 °C (77.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,772.4 mm (69.78 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in March, at around 26.7 °C (80.1 °F), and lowest in August, at around 23.0 °C (73.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vahibé was 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) on 6 May 2012; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) on 13 July 2010.

Climate data for Vahibé (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.3
(91.9)
32.0
(89.6)
32.8
(91.0)
32.3
(90.1)
35.2
(95.4)
30.5
(86.9)
29.5
(85.1)
31.9
(89.4)
30.9
(87.6)
31.9
(89.4)
32.6
(90.7)
32.5
(90.5)
35.2
(95.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1)
29.7
(85.5)
30.0
(86.0)
30.2
(86.4)
29.0
(84.2)
27.7
(81.9)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
28.0
(82.4)
28.8
(83.8)
29.4
(84.9)
29.9
(85.8)
28.9
(84.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.5
(79.7)
25.3
(77.5)
23.9
(75.0)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
23.7
(74.7)
24.9
(76.8)
25.9
(78.6)
26.4
(79.5)
25.2
(77.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.4
(74.1)
22.8
(73.0)
21.6
(70.9)
20.2
(68.4)
19.2
(66.6)
18.7
(65.7)
19.4
(66.9)
20.9
(69.6)
22.3
(72.1)
23.0
(73.4)
21.6
(70.9)
Record low °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9)
20.9
(69.6)
20.5
(68.9)
19.9
(67.8)
17.2
(63.0)
15.8
(60.4)
14.5
(58.1)
15.1
(59.2)
15.3
(59.5)
15.1
(59.2)
18.7
(65.7)
19.9
(67.8)
14.5
(58.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 377.1
(14.85)
347.7
(13.69)
316.4
(12.46)
127.7
(5.03)
52.9
(2.08)
29.3
(1.15)
14.6
(0.57)
29.7
(1.17)
30.0
(1.18)
63.4
(2.50)
118.5
(4.67)
265.1
(10.44)
1,772.4
(69.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.3 17.2 17.3 9.7 4.8 3.7 2.7 3.7 4.1 6.2 9.9 14.2 110.8
Source: Météo-France[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 27, 2022.