Baie-du-Tombeau weather in May

In May, Baie-du-Tombeau sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Baie-du-Tombeau's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baie-du-Tombeau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:35 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Baie-du-Tombeau reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Baie-du-Tombeau weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 6th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Baie-du-Tombeau gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11543501
21644481
31746461
41847431
51948411
611050381
711151361
811253331
911453311
1011555281
1111657251
1211758231
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1712165130
1812265120
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2022365100
212236690
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232246680
242256670
252266570
262266660
273276460
283286360
293296260
304296160
314306060

Wind in May

Winds average 22 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of May to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:295:45
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311.26:305:44
411.26:305:44
511.26:305:43
611.26:315:43
711.26:315:42
811.26:325:41
911.16:325:41
1011.16:325:40
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1211.16:335:39
1311.16:345:39
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1811.06:365:37
1911.06:365:37
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2810.96:405:34
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.34 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 — May's 4.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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274.1Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Baie-du-Tombeau

In seasonPeak

None of Baie-du-Tombeau's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

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

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

7.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Baie-du-Tombeau for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Baie-du-Tombeau in May

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

In May, Baie-du-Tombeau sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes and a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

light clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near Baie-du-Tombeau in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in May — 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 May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (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
May 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).