Saint-Philippe ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ filip] ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion . It is located in southeastern Reunion.
5-528: Saint-Philippe is on the highest point on the island. It borders the municipalities of Saint-Joseph and Sainte-Rose , to the west and north respectively. Although it is a coastal area, the administrative centre is in Les Hauts (the highland area of the island). Saint-Philippe has a tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen climate classification Af ). The average annual temperature in Saint-Philippe
10-619: A tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen climate classification Am ). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is 24.4 °C (75.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,661.2 mm (65.40 in) with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph
15-480: Is 23.1 °C (73.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 4,260.3 mm (167.73 in) with March as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around 26.2 °C (79.2 °F), and lowest in July, at around 20.0 °C (68.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Philippe was 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) on 10 December 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded
20-540: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saint-Joseph, R%C3%A9union Saint-Joseph ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒozɛf] ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion . It is located on the extreme south end of the island of Réunion. As such, it features the southernmost point of the European Union . The village Vincendo is part of the commune. Saint-Joseph has
25-601: Was 13.7 °C (56.7 °F) on 20 August 2008. A notable event in the commune's history was in 1897, when the British troopship RIMS Warren Hastings ran aground in the middle of the night. Two seamen died as a result, the crash sparked by a compass malfunction resulting from the eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise . On board the ship was some electricity, for which the village of Tremblet would have to wait until 1984 to finally receive. This Réunion location article
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