Friday, March 24, 2023
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Current conditions
Agalega
fine day
32°
Wind: E'LY 14 Km/h
Humidity: 76%
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Current conditions
Vacoas
fine day
27°
Wind: E'LY 14 Km/h
Humidity: 72%
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Current conditions
Plaisance
fine day
29°
Wind: E'LY 16 Km/h
Humidity: 72%
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Current conditions
Plaine Corail Airport
partly cloudy day
29°
Wind: E'LY 24 Km/h
Humidity: 71%
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Current conditions
St Brandon
fine day
30°
Wind: E'LY 34 Km/h
Humidity: 73%
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Current conditions
Port Louis
fine day
29°
Wind: SE'LY 11 Km/h
Humidity: 75%
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Current conditions
Rodrigues-Pointe Canon
fine day
29°
Wind: E'LY 24 Km/h
Humidity: 70%
News and Events
The Summer 2022-2023 Outlook gives an indication of the expected evolution of the 2022-2023 South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) summer namely: cyclone activity, summer rain and temperature in Mauritius...
Climate of Rodrigues and Islands
Rodrigues enjoys a mild tropical maritime climate with persistent trade winds blowing throughout the year. Mean summer temperature is 25.9 degrees Celsius and mean winter temperature is around 22.3 degrees Celsius. The temperature difference between summer and winter is 3.6 degrees Celsius. January to March are the hottest months and August is the coolest month.
Long term annual mean rainfall (1961-2007) over the island is 1116 mm. Mean summer rainfall is 729 mm which is 65 % of the annual total. Winter rainfall is only 392 mm. The wettest month is February; September and October are the driest months.
| Months |
Temperature
|
U
|
Wind
|
Sunshine
|
Rainfall
|
Count
|
Count
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Av mx
|
Hi mx
|
Av mn
|
Lo mn
|
%
|
km/h
|
hrs/day
|
LTM1981-200
|
RR>1.0
|
RR>5.0
|
|||
|
Jan
|
29.2
|
33.9
|
23.6
|
18.4
|
79
|
19.3
|
8.9
|
149
|
12
|
5
|
||
|
Feb
|
29.3
|
34.0
|
23.8
|
19.8
|
81
|
19.3
|
8.5
|
160
|
13
|
7
|
||
|
Mar
|
29.4
|
33.9
|
23.7
|
19.0
|
80
|
17.4
|
8.3
|
133
|
13
|
6
|
||
|
Apr
|
28.7
|
33.0
|
23.0
|
18.4
|
79
|
17.4
|
8.1
|
138
|
13
|
5
|
||
|
May
|
27.5
|
30.9
|
21.6
|
18.1
|
75
|
16.9
|
7.9
|
84 |
12
|
4
|
||
|
Jun
|
26.0
|
30.9
|
20.1
|
16.5
|
74
|
17.0
|
7.3
|
72
|
13
|
5
|
||
|
Jul
|
25.0
|
30.4
|
19.1
|
14.5
|
75
|
19.3
|
7.5
|
87
|
15
|
4
|
||
|
Aug
|
24.8
|
31.2
|
18.8
|
15.2
|
74
|
19.6
|
7.9
|
63 |
13
|
3
|
||
|
Sep
|
25.4
|
30.7
|
19.3
|
15.8
|
74
|
18.7
|
7.9
|
51 |
9
|
3
|
||
|
Oct
|
26.3
|
30.9
|
20.1
|
16.5
|
74
|
18.3
|
8.9
|
43
|
8
|
2
|
||
|
Nov
|
27.4
|
30.9
|
21.3
|
17.2
|
76
|
17.4
|
9.1
|
64 |
7
|
3
|
||
|
Dec
|
28.7
|
33.1
|
22.8
|
19.2
|
77
|
17.2
|
9.2
|
58 |
8
|
2
|
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The island receives about 8.9 hours of bright sunshine daily and the average wind speed on any day is 18.1 km/h at Pointe Canon.
Note: Av mx: Average maximum in degrees Celsius
Hi mx: Highest maximum in degrees Celsius
Av mn: Average minimum in degrees Celsius
Lo mn: Lowest minimum in degrees Celsius
U: Relative humidity
LTM: Long term mean
RR: rainfall