Salazie lies in the middle of island, north-east of
Piton des Neiges (the highest point on the island), in the Cirque de Salazie (actually a volcanic
caldera). The commune is totally
landlocked, and borders the communes of
Bras-Panon,
Cilaos,
La Possession,
Saint-André,
Saint-Benoît,
Saint-Denis,
Sainte-Marie and
Sainte-Suzanne.
Climate Salazie has a
subtropical highland climate (
Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Salazie is . The average annual rainfall is with February as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in January, at around , and lowest in July, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Salazie was on 16 January 2000; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 19 July 1991. {{Weather box|width=auto {{Weather box|width=auto ==Population==