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Best time to visit Port Louis

August is the best time to visit Port Louis for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 78/100
A beach holiday October sea 24 °C
The least cloud June 41 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 30 mm
Warmth January 30 °C
Cooler weather July 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 78 25 °C 10 80
2 September 77 25 °C 9 83
3 June 76 25 °C 9 85
4 July 76 25 °C 11 78
5 October 73 27 °C 9 87
6 November 65 28 °C 11 84
7 May 64 27 °C 13 78
8 December 51 29 °C 17 73
9 April 50 29 °C 18 73
10 March 44 29 °C 22 71
11 January 44 30 °C 23 71
12 February 43 29 °C 23 70

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 30 °C 63 % 71
February 28 °C 29 °C 62 % 70
March 28 °C 29 °C 59 % 71
April 28 °C 29 °C 51 % 73
May 27 °C 27 °C 43 % 78
June 25 °C 25 °C 41 % 85
July 24 °C 25 °C 43 % 78
August 24 °C 25 °C 43 % 80
September 24 °C 25 °C 43 % 83
October 24 °C 27 °C 45 % 87
November 25 °C 28 °C 46 % 84
December 27 °C 29 °C 53 % 73

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.5 °C 194 mm 63 %
February 29.5 °C 179 mm 62 %
March 29.2 °C 149 mm 59 %
April 28.5 °C 87 mm 51 %
May 26.9 °C 59 mm 43 %
June 25.3 °C 30 mm 41 %
July 24.5 °C 33 mm 43 %
August 24.6 °C 35 mm 43 %
September 25.5 °C 34 mm 43 %
October 26.8 °C 33 mm 45 %
November 28.2 °C 44 mm 46 %
December 29.3 °C 99 mm 53 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.