Goodlands climate — normals and trends
Goodlands (Mauritius) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 814 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Goodlands averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Goodlands has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 2 March 1973) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 3 September 1943).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GoodlandsRivière du Rempart
- coords
- -20.04°, 57.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
25.0°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
814mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
28.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
351 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
29.9 °C
2 March 1973
Coldest day
17.2 °C
3 September 1943
Wettest day
231 mm
22 January 1983
Windiest day
114.6 km/h
14 January 1944
Strongest gust
185.0 km/h
20 February 1970
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
1 March 1998
Coldest feels-like
12.0 °C
22 August 1970
Sunniest day
13.2 h
13 December 1988
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 43 mm | -111 mm |
| Feb | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 110 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 64 mm | -72 mm |
| Apr | 27.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 26.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 56 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 92 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 31 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 23 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 31 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 87 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Goodlands?
Goodlands has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 814 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Goodlands?
The hottest day measured in Goodlands between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1973, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Goodlands?
The coldest day measured in Goodlands between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1943, at 17.2 °C.
Does it snow in Goodlands?
Almost never: Goodlands sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Goodlands warmed?
Yes: Goodlands warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Goodlands?
The wettest day measured in Goodlands between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1983, with 231 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Goodlands?
The windiest day measured in Goodlands between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1944, with winds reaching 114.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Goodlands?
The warmest month in Goodlands is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Goodlands?
Goodlands receives on average 814 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Goodlands?
Goodlands gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Goodlands?
Yes: Goodlands has on average 351 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Goodlands?
In Goodlands, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 1 March 1998, and the lowest was 12.0 °C on 22 August 1970.
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