Climate · Mauritius

Port Louis

Hot and wet from December to April; warm and mostly dry from June to September.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years20.2°S10 m above the sea
  1. Jan88°31°76°24°Rain on about five days a week.
  2. Feb88°31°76°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  3. Mar88°31°76°24°Rain on about five days a week.
  4. Apr87°31°75°24°Rain on about four days a week.
  5. May84°29°72°22°Rain on about three days a week.
  6. Jun81°27°69°21°Rain on about two days a week.
  7. Jul79°26°67°19°Rain on about two days a week.
  8. Aug79°26°67°19°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep81°27°67°19°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct83°28°69°21°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov86°30°71°22°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec88°31°74°23°Rain on about four days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from December to April, with highs near 88°F and nights near 76°F. From June to September, highs are nearer 80°F. The rain comes from January to April, on about five days a week. June to November is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.The warm season runs from December to April, with highs near 31°C and nights near 24°C. From June to September, highs are nearer 27°C. The rain comes from January to April, on about five days a week. June to November is the driest stretch, with rain on about two days a week. Daylight runs from about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

Where Port Louis sits

Indian/Mauritius

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Latitude
20.2°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Centre de Flacq23 km east

The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Port Louis, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 79°F in July and August to 88°F in December and January.Highs from 26°C in July and August to 31°C in December and January.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in February (82% of days), driest in August (25%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (24% cover), cloudiest in January (64%).

Daylight

From 10h 56m in June to 13h 20m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Port Louis, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWarm season
76°24°88°31°
5 days64%13h 12m
FebruaryWarm season
76°24°88°31°
6 days59%12h 47m
MarchWarm season
76°24°88°31°
5 days56%12h 14m
AprilWarm season
75°24°87°31°
4 days45%11h 39m
May
72°22°84°29°
3 days30%11h 10m
JuneCool seasonAt its best
69°21°81°27°
2 days25%10h 56m
JulyCool seasonAt its best
67°19°79°26°
2 days28%11h 02m
AugustCool seasonAt its best
67°19°79°26°
2 days25%11h 27m
SeptemberCool seasonAt its best
67°19°81°27°
2 days24%12h 01m
October
69°21°83°28°
2 days26%12h 37m
November
71°22°86°30°
3 days35%13h 06m
DecemberWarm season
74°23°88°31°
4 days47%13h 20m

When is the best time to visit Port Louis?


The best months are June to September: highs near 80°F, nights near 67°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are June to September: highs near 27°C, nights near 19°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Port Louis?

December and January, with highs near 88°F and lows near 76°F. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 79°F.December and January, with highs near 31°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Port Louis?

February, with rain on about six days a week. August is the driest, with rain on about two days a week.

How long are the days in Port Louis?

From about 11 hours in June to 13½ hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Port Louis?

September, when cloud covers about 24% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 64%.

Places with a year like Port Louis's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Port Louis's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Port Louis's summer.

Elsewhere in Mauritius

All of Mauritius

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Port Louis. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (258 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (258 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.