Bel Air Rivière Sèche weather in October

In October, Bel Air Rivière Sèche sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 32 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Bel Air Rivière Sèche's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bel Air Rivière Sèche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:40 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Bel Air Rivière Sèche is human settlement in Mauritius.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical October day in Bel Air Rivière Sèche reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Bel Air Rivière Sèche weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°19624.213.14.4
Feb28° / 25°18323.212.74.1
Mar27° / 24°15623.112.14.6
Apr26° / 23°9119.511.65.3
May25° / 22°6214.211.16.5
Jun23° / 21°3310.510.87.1
Jul23° / 20°3612.410.96.7
Aug23° / 20°3710.811.36.8
Sep23° / 20°3410.911.97.0
Oct24° / 21°329.612.57.2
Nov26° / 22°4812.2136.5
Dec27° / 23°10218.213.25.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 39% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Bel Air Rivière Sèche gets around 32 mm of rain over 9.6 wet days in October, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121755251
221655261
321654271
421653281
521653281
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Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:526:03
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412.25:506:04
512.35:496:05
612.35:486:05
712.35:476:05
812.35:466:05
912.35:456:06
1012.45:456:06
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 6.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Bel Air Rivière Sèche

In seasonPeak

None of Bel Air Rivière Sèche's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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.

Cyclone
Monsoon
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Is October a good time to visit Bel Air Rivière Sèche?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Bel Air Rivière Sèche for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bel Air Rivière Sèche in October

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

In October, Bel Air Rivière Sèche sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Bel Air Rivière Sèche in October

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in October — 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.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Bel Air Rivière Sèche in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
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.

Centre de FlacqMahébourgPlaine MagnienRose-BelleSaint PierreCurepipePamplemoussesLe Hochet

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
16 km
572 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October 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
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 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. 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).