Monthly climate in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Grande Riviere Noire features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 30 °C (87 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 728 mm (28.6 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Grande Riviere Noire enjoys an average of 4005 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 54 minutes to 13 hours 19 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius §

The warmest months in Grande Riviere Noire are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Grande Riviere Noire experiences 229 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(80°F)
26°C
(79°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(85°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(82°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(78°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(78°F)
27°C
(80°F)
28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(82°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(80°F)
28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(80°F)
27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(77°F)
23°C
(74°F)
22°C
(73°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
26°C
(80°F)
Average low 25°C
(78°F)
26°C
(78°F)
26°C
(79°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(73°F)
21°C
(71°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(71°F)
22°C
(72°F)
23°C
(75°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(77°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
22°C
(71°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(68°F)
20°C
(69°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(72°F)
24°C
(75°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)
24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
23°C
(73°F)
21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(69°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
19°C
(67°F)
20°C
(69°F)
20°C
(68°F)
23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius §

Grande Riviere Noire usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 17 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Grande Riviere Noire are June, August and September. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 143 (5.6) 133 (5.2) 123 (4.8) 84 (3.3) 39 (1.5) 21 (0.8) 21 (0.8) 19 (0.7) 13 (0.5) 30 (1.2) 36 (1.4) 67 (2.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17 19 17 15 6 3 4 3 3 9 10 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius §

The sunniest months in Grande Riviere Noire are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Grande Riviere Noire: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 303 329 346 314 320 295 311 324 329 363 372 392
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 11m 12h 44m 12h 10m 11h 36m 11h 7m 10h 54m 11h 1m 11h 25m 11h 58m 12h 33m 13h 4m 13h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius §

Grande Riviere Noire experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Grande Riviere Noire UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Grande Riviere Noire, Black River, Mauritius.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 16 14 12 9 7 8 10 11 12 14 14