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Monthly climate in Cargados Carajos, Mauritius

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cargados Carajos features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 976 mm (38.4 inches) and receives 198 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cargados Carajos enjoys an average of 4026 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cargados Carajos, Mauritius §

The warmest months in Cargados Carajos are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cargados Carajos experiences 238 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 Cargados Carajos, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)
Minimum 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cargados Carajos, Mauritius §

Cargados Carajos usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 154 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cargados Carajos are September, October and November. On average, 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cargados Carajos, 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) 93 (3.7) 114 (4.5) 201 (7.9) 98 (3.9) 57 (2.2) 82 (3.2) 47 (1.9) 41 (1.6) 32 (1.2) 27 (1.1) 38 (1.5) 145 (5.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 18 22 21 16 18 17 14 12 10 11 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Cargados Carajos, Mauritius §

The sunniest months in Cargados Carajos are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cargados Carajos: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cargados Carajos, 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 305 332 344 328 331 307 318 331 327 362 363 374
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 58m 12h 37m 12h 9m 11h 41m 11h 19m 11h 8m 11h 13m 11h 33m 11h 59m 12h 27m 12h 52m 13h 5m

Solar UV radiation in Cargados Carajos, Mauritius §

Cargados Carajos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cargados Carajos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cargados Carajos, 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 17 16 13 10 8 9 11 12 13 14 15