Mauritius · Indian Ocean

Best Time to Visit Mauritius

Best: Sep-Oct · Great: May-Aug, Nov

🏖 Beaches & Islands🤿 Diving & Snorkeling🥾 Hiking & Trekking
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Weather

It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around September. In September, expect highs around 24°C with rain on roughly 5 days of the month.

Things to Do

Beaches and diving around the island's lagoons are the main draws, alongside Le Morne's dramatic mountain backdrop.

Local Cuisine

Try dholl puri and Mauritian-style fish curry, reflecting the island's Indian, French, and Creole influences.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryAvoid

Expect warm days around 30°/23°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 23°C
Rainfall136 mm
Rainy days17
Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Daylight13h 6m
FebruaryAvoid

Expect warm days around 30°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low30° / 23°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Daylight12h 40m
MarchAvoid

Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 23°C
Rainfall112 mm
Rainy days14
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Daylight12h 8m
AprilOK

Expect warm days around 28°/21°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 21°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:14 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Daylight11h 32m
MayGreat

Expect warm days around 26°/19°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 19°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset5:31 PM
Daylight11h 2m
JuneGreat

Expect warm days around 24°/17°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 17°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:36 AM
Sunset5:24 PM
Daylight10h 47m
JulyGreat

Expect mild days around 23°/16°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low23° / 16°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Daylight10h 53m
AugustGreat

Expect warm days around 24°/17°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 17°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:21 AM
Sunset5:39 PM
Daylight11h 19m
SeptemberBest

Expect warm days around 24°/18°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 18°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:03 AM
Sunset5:57 PM
Daylight11h 53m
OctoberBest

Expect warm days around 25°/19°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 19°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise5:46 AM
Sunset6:14 PM
Daylight12h 29m
NovemberGreat

Expect warm days around 27°/21°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low27° / 21°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset6:29 PM
Daylight12h 59m
DecemberOK

Expect warm days around 29°/22°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low29° / 22°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Daylight13h 13m

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