Baie-du-Tombeau weather in January

In January, Baie-du-Tombeau sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 154 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Baie-du-Tombeau's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baie-du-Tombeau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Baie-du-Tombeau is human settlement in Mauritius.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Baie-du-Tombeau reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Baie-du-Tombeau weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°15416.813.15.5
Feb28° / 26°13815.912.75.3
Mar28° / 25°11914.112.16.0
Apr27° / 25°499.611.66.8
May25° / 24°285.911.17.8
Jun24° / 22°122.810.88.6
Jul23° / 21°92.410.98.5
Aug23° / 21°142.511.38.4
Sep23° / 21°142.611.98.5
Oct24° / 22°132.712.58.5
Nov25° / 23°255.9137.7
Dec27° / 25°6111.113.26.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
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75446
85446
95446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Baie-du-Tombeau gets around 154 mm of rain over 16.8 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1120736
2019747
3018757
4017758
5016768
6015769
7014779
80137710
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Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
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521breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:376:49
213.25:386:49
313.25:386:50
413.25:396:50
513.25:406:50
613.25:406:51
713.25:416:51
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913.25:426:51
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1213.15:446:52
1313.15:456:52
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1513.15:466:52
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1713.15:476:52
1813.15:486:52
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2013.15:496:52
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2813.05:546:51
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Baie-du-Tombeau

In seasonPeak

In January, Baie-du-Tombeau sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Baie-du-Tombeau sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Baie-du-Tombeau's rainy season runs January–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Baie-du-Tombeau?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Baie-du-Tombeau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Baie-du-Tombeau in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Baie-du-Tombeau sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Baie-du-Tombeau in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Warm
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Baie-du-Tombeau in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baie-du-Tombeau peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Baie-du-Tombeau?

Baie-du-Tombeau sits at 20.1°S, 57.5°E, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Le Hochet, 5.0 km away.

Le HochetPort LouisPamplemoussesTrioletSaint PierreBeau Bassin-Rose HillLallmatieQuatre Bornes

Topography around Baie-du-Tombeau

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Baie-du-Tombeau.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baie-du-Tombeau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Baie-du-Tombeau is covered by water (71%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Le Hochet 5.0 km · Port Louis 5.0 km · Pamplemousses 8.0 km · Triolet 9.0 km · Saint Pierre 12 km · Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 13 km · Lallmatie 15 km · Quatre Bornes 16 km

Mauritius travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,991
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
2.3
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Hindu 49%Roman Catholic 26%Muslim 17%other Christian 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Baie-du-Tombeau (-20.1194°, 57.4914°), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).