Saint-Denis
Capital of Réunion: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Saint-Denis is the capital of Réunion, in Reunion. About 154,765 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Réunion in our atlas.
It lies at 20.88° S, 55.45° E, about 44 m (144 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Reunion time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Saint-Denis. Green dots: other major cities of Réunion. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Saint-Denis has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 26°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 17°C (62°F). Around 793 mm (31 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in RéunionNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 935264 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q47045 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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