Climate and average weather in Bambous
In Bambous, the weather is muggy, warm, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around January.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Bambous typically varies from 19°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 18°C or above 29°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Bambous for warm-weather activities is from early May to late November.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 28°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 20°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 188 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 21 mm
- Rain / yr
- 865 mm
- 158 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.8–13.2 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 122 m
- 20.3°S
- Clearest
- Jun
- 41% cloud
Bambous is human settlement.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Bambous weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early May to late November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Bambous, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Bambous stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is January, with an average high of 28°C and low of 24°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 20°C and high of 23°C.
Days typically run about 4°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 24 |
| Feb | 28 | 25 |
| Mar | 28 | 24 |
| Apr | 27 | 24 |
| May | 25 | 22 |
| Jun | 24 | 21 |
| Jul | 23 | 20 |
| Aug | 23 | 19 |
| Sep | 24 | 20 |
| Oct | 25 | 21 |
| Nov | 26 | 22 |
| Dec | 27 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Bambous
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on January afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 20°C.
Bambous weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° / 24° | 188 | 22.7 | 13.1 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 28° / 25° | 169 | 21.8 | 12.7 | 4.2 |
| Mar | 28° / 24° | 139 | 21.6 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 27° / 24° | 67 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 5.7 |
| May | 25° / 22° | 43 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 24° / 21° | 21 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 7.7 |
| Jul | 23° / 20° | 21 | 8.1 | 10.9 | 7.5 |
| Aug | 23° / 19° | 24 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 7.5 |
| Sep | 24° / 20° | 26 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 7.6 |
| Oct | 25° / 21° | 26 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 7.5 |
| Nov | 26° / 22° | 43 | 10.8 | 13 | 6.6 |
| Dec | 27° / 24° | 97 | 16.9 | 13.2 | 5.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Bambous gets about 865 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from around Nov 27 to May 4, peaking in February at about 79% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Oct 7.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 188 mm over about 23 wet days; July is the driest, with 21 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 73 | 78 | 69 | 54 | 36 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 55 |
| Rain days | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 73 | 23 |
| Feb | 78 | 22 |
| Mar | 69 | 22 |
| Apr | 54 | 16 |
| May | 36 | 11 |
| Jun | 24 | 7 |
| Jul | 25 | 8 |
| Aug | 23 | 7 |
| Sep | 23 | 7 |
| Oct | 24 | 7 |
| Nov | 36 | 11 |
| Dec | 55 | 17 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Bambous collects about 865 mm of rain across 158 wet days — roughly 72 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 188 mm, while July is the driest at just 21 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 57% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 188 | 169 | 139 | 67 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 97 |
| Rain days | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 188 | 23 |
| Feb | 169 | 22 |
| Mar | 139 | 22 |
| Apr | 67 | 16 |
| May | 43 | 11 |
| Jun | 21 | 7 |
| Jul | 21 | 8 |
| Aug | 24 | 7 |
| Sep | 26 | 7 |
| Oct | 26 | 7 |
| Nov | 43 | 11 |
| Dec | 97 | 17 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Bambous, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 18 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around November 6. The clearest month is June, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 84% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 7 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around April 17. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 54% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 46 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 79 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 67 | 57 |
| Cloudier (%) | 54 | 54 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 43 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 54 |
| Feb | 46 | 54 |
| Mar | 55 | 45 |
| Apr | 68 | 32 |
| May | 79 | 21 |
| Jun | 84 | 16 |
| Jul | 81 | 19 |
| Aug | 80 | 20 |
| Sep | 78 | 22 |
| Oct | 73 | 27 |
| Nov | 67 | 33 |
| Dec | 57 | 43 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 13 h 12 min of light; the shortest, around June 3, only 10 h 48 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 24 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:47 | 6:04 | 6:16 | 6:24 | 6:35 | 6:47 | 6:50 | 6:35 | 6:08 | 5:41 | 5:26 | 5:30 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:53 | 6:46 | 6:24 | 5:57 | 5:38 | 5:34 | 5:42 | 5:54 | 6:01 | 6:10 | 6:25 | 6:43 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.1 | 5:47 | 6:53 |
| Feb | 12.7 | 6:04 | 6:46 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 6:16 | 6:24 |
| Apr | 11.6 | 6:24 | 5:57 |
| May | 11.1 | 6:35 | 5:38 |
| Jun | 10.8 | 6:47 | 5:34 |
| Jul | 10.9 | 6:50 | 5:42 |
| Aug | 11.3 | 6:35 | 5:54 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 6:08 | 6:01 |
| Oct | 12.5 | 5:41 | 6:10 |
| Nov | 13.0 | 5:26 | 6:25 |
| Dec | 13.2 | 5:30 | 6:43 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Bambous averages about 11 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 5 and 17 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 6.2 months, from around Mar 31 to Oct 4. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 16 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is January, down near 6 sunny days — about 62% fewer than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 6 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 9 | Mixed |
| Apr | 12 | Mixed |
| May | 16 | Bright |
| Jun | 16 | Bright |
| Jul | 14 | Mixed |
| Aug | 13 | Mixed |
| Sep | 11 | Mixed |
| Oct | 11 | Mixed |
| Nov | 9 | Mixed |
| Dec | 8 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Bambous, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.5 months, from around October 21 to June 4. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 5 to October 20, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 36% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 25 | 5 |
| Muggy (%) | 17 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 58 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 59 | 47 |
| Oppressive (%) | 76 | 79 | 77 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 47 |
| Miserable (%) | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 76 | 7 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 13 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 77 | 8 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 62 | 1 |
| May | 0 | 4 | 25 | 58 | 14 | 0 |
| Jun | 1 | 18 | 49 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 3 | 30 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 3 | 33 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 3 | 26 | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 13 | 51 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 4 | 25 | 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 47 | 1 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Bambous is typically light breeze, near 19 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.8 months, from around May 29 to Oct 21. The windiest month is July, averaging about 22 km/h (breezy).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Oct 22 to May 28, with November the calmest month at about 17 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | light breeze |
| Feb | 18 | light breeze |
| Mar | 18 | light breeze |
| Apr | 18 | light breeze |
| May | 18 | light breeze |
| Jun | 21 | breezy |
| Jul | 22 | breezy |
| Aug | 22 | breezy |
| Sep | 20 | breezy |
| Oct | 19 | light breeze |
| Nov | 17 | light breeze |
| Dec | 17 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Bambous
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Bambous sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Bambous's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Bambous
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bambous throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid November, Bambous is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bambous for general outdoor tourist activities is from early May to late November, with a peak score in the third week of June.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Rating | fair | fair | fair | good | good | ideal | good | ideal | ideal | good | good | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 | fair |
| Feb | 4.2 | fair |
| Mar | 4.8 | fair |
| Apr | 5.7 | good |
| May | 6.9 | good |
| Jun | 7.7 | ideal |
| Jul | 7.5 | good |
| Aug | 7.5 | ideal |
| Sep | 7.6 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.5 | good |
| Nov | 6.6 | good |
| Dec | 5.5 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bambous for hot-weather activities is from late March to late December, with a peak score in the second week of October.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Bambous, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
Bambous packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker.
In January, Bambous sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Bambous
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Comfort | Warm | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Warm |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 28 | Warm |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 27 | Warm |
| Jun | 25 | Warm |
| Jul | 24 | Refreshing |
| Aug | 24 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 24 | Refreshing |
| Oct | 24 | Warm |
| Nov | 25 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Bambous by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bambous peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 7 | High |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Bambous
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 9 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 7 | 5 |
| May | 6 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 5.5 | 2 |
| Jul | 6 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 7 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 9 | 7 |
Growing season
Bambous is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Bambous banks about 5,036 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 500 | 455 | 495 | 456 | 424 | 365 | 350 | 347 | 350 | 394 | 422 | 478 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 500 |
| Feb | 455 |
| Mar | 495 |
| Apr | 456 |
| May | 424 |
| Jun | 365 |
| Jul | 350 |
| Aug | 347 |
| Sep | 350 |
| Oct | 394 |
| Nov | 422 |
| Dec | 478 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Bambous receives about 5.6 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.8 and 7.3 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.5 months, from around Sep 15 to Mar 30. The brightest month is December, averaging about 7.2 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.9 kWh/m² — roughly 46% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.4 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.8 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.1 | Bright |
| May | 4.3 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4.0 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.7 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.7 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.6 | Intense |
| Nov | 7.2 | Intense |
| Dec | 7.2 | Intense |
Where is Bambous?
Bambous sits at 20.3°S, 57.4°E, 122 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Flic en Flac, 4.0 km away.
Topography around Bambous
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bambous.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bambous has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 441 m around an average of 116 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 Bambous is covered by cropland (45%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 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
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 Bambous (-20.2567°, 57.4061°, elevation 122 m), 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).