Le Vauclin (; ) is a commune in the French overseas department and region, and island of Martinique.
Geography
Located in the southeast of the island, its neighboring communes are Le François, Saint-Esprit, Rivière-Pilote and Le Marin.
Climate
Le Vauclin has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in Le Vauclin is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in September, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Vauclin was on 31 August 2010; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 December 1992.
Population
Its inhabitants are known in French as Vauclinois (masculine) and Vauclinoises (feminine).
History
The dwelling of the Lord of Vauquelin has left its name to the quarter introduced as commune in 1837.