Region · Réunion
Best time to visit Réunion
This guide covers 6 destinations in Réunion, a first-level administrative division of Réunion. The largest by population are Saint-Denis, Saint-Paul and Saint-Pierre. Across its destinations, June to November are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE).
- Destinations in this guide
- 6
- Comfortable in the most places
- June to November
- Main airport
- ZSESaint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Indian/Reunion
Destinations
Destinations in Réunion
Every destination in this guide in Réunion, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis | 155,634 | RUN · 8 km | |
| Saint-Paul | 108,088 | RUN · 29 km | |
| Saint-Pierre | 85,038 | ZSE · 6 km | |
| Le Tampon | 82,579 | ZSE · 11 km | |
| Saint-André | 58,885 | RUN · 16 km | |
| Saint-Louis | 54,941 | ZSE · 4 km |
When to go
Best time to visit Réunion
From the climate of 6 destinations in Réunion with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June to November.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 216 mm |
| February | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 232 mm |
| March | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 244 mm |
| April | 0 of 6 | 24 °C | 133 mm |
| May | 0 of 6 | 23 °C | 99 mm |
| June | 6 of 6 | 21 °C | 70 mm |
| July | 6 of 6 | 20 °C | 59 mm |
| August | 6 of 6 | 20 °C | 73 mm |
| September | 6 of 6 | 22 °C | 57 mm |
| October | 6 of 6 | 23 °C | 57 mm |
| November | 6 of 6 | 24 °C | 69 mm |
| December | 0 of 6 | 26 °C | 118 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Réunion
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Réunion name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ZSE · Saint-Pierre Pierrefonds Airport
RUN · Roland Garros Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Réunion, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Réunion
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.