Mahébourg climate — normals and trends
Mahébourg (Mauritius) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,169 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Mahébourg averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 219 rainy days per year.
Mahébourg has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 16 January 1955) and the coldest 16.0 °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
MahébourgGrand Port
- coords
- -20.41°, 57.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,169mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
25.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
219 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
30.9 °C
16 January 1955
Coldest day
16.0 °C
3 September 1943
Wettest day
234 mm
6 January 1995
Windiest day
108.5 km/h
14 January 1944
Strongest gust
177.1 km/h
14 January 1944
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
5 January 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
15 August 1961
Sunniest day
13.2 h
12 December 2013
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 63 mm | -131 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 149 mm | -43 mm |
| Mar | 28.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 119 mm | -58 mm |
| Apr | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 105 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 80 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 82 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 47 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 51 mm | +4 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 36 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 25.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 85 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 147 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mahébourg?
Mahébourg has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,169 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mahébourg?
The hottest day measured in Mahébourg between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mahébourg?
The coldest day measured in Mahébourg between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1943, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Mahébourg?
Almost never: Mahébourg sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mahébourg warmed?
Yes: Mahébourg warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mahébourg?
The wettest day measured in Mahébourg between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1995, with 234 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mahébourg?
The windiest day measured in Mahébourg between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1944, with winds reaching 108.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mahébourg?
The warmest month in Mahébourg is February (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mahébourg?
Mahébourg receives on average 1,169 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 219 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mahébourg?
Mahébourg gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mahébourg?
Yes: Mahébourg has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mahébourg?
In Mahébourg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 5 January 2024, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 15 August 1961.
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