Bel Air Rivière Sèche in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Bel Air Rivière Sèche sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 308 mm of rain over about 57 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 24°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Fall is Bel Air Rivière Sèche's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Bel Air Rivière Sèche has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Bel Air Rivière Sèche's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 26°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 308 mm; 57 wet days
Avg wind: 20 km/h
Travel score: 5.5; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Bel Air Rivière Sèche in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 27°C in early March to 24°C by late May.

A typical fall day in Bel Air Rivière Sèche reaches about 26°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Bel Air Rivière Sèche weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	196	24.2	13.1	4.4
Feb	28° / 25°	183	23.2	12.7	4.1
Mar	27° / 24°	156	23.1	12.1	4.6
Apr	26° / 23°	91	19.5	11.6	5.3
May	25° / 22°	62	14.2	11.1	6.5
Jun	23° / 21°	33	10.5	10.8	7.1
Jul	23° / 20°	36	12.4	10.9	6.7
Aug	23° / 20°	37	10.8	11.3	6.8
Sep	23° / 20°	34	10.9	11.9	7.0
Oct	24° / 21°	32	9.6	12.5	7.2
Nov	26° / 22°	48	12.2	13	6.5
Dec	27° / 23°	102	18.2	13.2	5.4

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across fall.

Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Bel Air Rivière Sèche gets around 308 mm of rain over 57 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Fall

Winds average 20 km/h across fall.

Sunrise & sunset in Fall

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early March to 10 h 54 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Bel Air Rivière Sèche

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In fall, Bel Air Rivière Sèche overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bel Air Rivière Sèche sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Bel Air Rivière Sèche's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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Is fall a good time to visit Bel Air Rivière Sèche?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.5

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Bel Air Rivière Sèche for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bel Air Rivière Sèche in Fall

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

In fall, Bel Air Rivière Sèche sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 57 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bel Air Rivière Sèche in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°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)	27	28	28	27	26	25	24	23	23	24	25	27
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	27	Warm
Feb	28	Warm
Mar	28	Warm
Apr	27	Warm
May	26	Warm
Jun	25	Warm
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	23	Refreshing
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	24	Refreshing
Nov	25	Warm
Dec	27	Warm

UV index in Bel Air Rivière Sèche in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bel Air Rivière Sèche 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

Location & terrain

Where is Bel Air Rivière Sèche?

Bel Air Rivière Sèche sits at 20.3°S, 57.7°E, 78 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Centre de Flacq, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Bel Air Rivière Sèche

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bel Air Rivière Sèche.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bel Air Rivière Sèche has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Bel Air Rivière Sèche is covered by cropland (40%), trees (33%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (43%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km

318 m

cropland 40%

16 km

572 m

water 43%

80 km

786 m

water 85%

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Fall weather nearby: Centre de Flacq 8.0 km · Mahébourg 18 km · Plaine Magnien 21 km · Rose-Belle 22 km · Saint Pierre 23 km · Curepipe 24 km · Pamplemousses 25 km · Le Hochet 26 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
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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 Bel Air Rivière Sèche (-20.2578°, 57.7498°, elevation 78 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.