Centre de Flacq weather in May

In May, Centre de Flacq sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 62 mm of rain across 14.2 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 45% 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 Centre de Flacq's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Centre de Flacq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
14.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:34 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Centre de Flacq is city.

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 Centre de Flacq reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°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 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Centre de Flacq weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. 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

Centre de Flacq gets around 62 mm of rain over 14.2 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 46% and peaks near 58% 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 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101746461
201847431
3011048411
4011149381
5011250361
6011351341
7011552311
8011653291
9011755261
10011856241
11011957221
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13012161170
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15012363130
16022363120
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1802256490
1902256580
2002256670
2102266660
2202266660
2302276650
2403276640
2503286540
2603296440
2704306240
2804306330
2914316130
3015325930
3115335830

Wind in May

Winds average 20 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 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
119light breeze
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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 6:28 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:285:45
211.36:295:44
311.26:295:43
411.26:295:43
511.26:305:42
611.26:305:42
711.26:305:41
811.26:315:40
911.16:315:40
1011.16:325:39
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1311.16:335:38
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1511.16:345:37
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1811.06:355:36
1911.06:355:36
2011.06:365:35
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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 4.31 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 — May's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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284.1Bright
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304.0Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Centre de Flacq

In seasonPeak

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

Centre de Flacq sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Centre de Flacq's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Centre de Flacq?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Centre de Flacq for sightseeing.

What to pack for Centre de Flacq in May

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

In May, Centre de Flacq sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Centre de Flacq in May

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in May — 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
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Centre de Flacq 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 Centre de Flacq 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 Centre de Flacq?

Centre de Flacq sits at 20.2°S, 57.7°E, 53 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Bel Air Rivière Sèche, 8.0 km away.

Bel Air Rivière SèchePamplemoussesGoodlandsSaint PierreLe HochetTrioletPort LouisLallmatie

Topography around Centre de Flacq

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Centre de Flacq.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Centre de Flacq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Centre de Flacq is covered by cropland (44%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
606 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bel Air Rivière Sèche 8.0 km · Pamplemousses 18 km · Goodlands 18 km · Saint Pierre 19 km · Le Hochet 20 km · Triolet 23 km · Port Louis 23 km · Lallmatie 24 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 Centre de Flacq (-20.1897°, 57.7144°, elevation 53 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).