Saint-Joseph | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Map: | Locator map of Saint-Joseph 2018.png |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Pierre |
Canton: | Saint-Joseph and Saint-Pierre-3 |
Insee: | 97412 |
Postal Code: | 97480 |
Mayor: | Patrick Lebreton[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA du Sud |
Coordinates: | -21.3786°N 55.6192°W |
Elevation M: | 46 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 2448 |
Area Km2: | 178.50 |
Saint-Joseph (pronounced as /fr/) 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 a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Saint-Joseph is . The average annual rainfall is with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around, and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was on 1 March 1991; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 July 1996.