Chamarel weather in December

In December, Chamarel sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 100 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Chamarel's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chamarel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Chamarel is village in Mauritius.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical December day in Chamarel reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chamarel weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°1772313.14.5
Feb28° / 25°16321.712.74.4
Mar28° / 24°13621.512.14.8
Apr27° / 24°7917.911.55.5
May25° / 22°5912.7116.7
Jun24° / 21°339.810.87.2
Jul23° / 20°3511.610.96.8
Aug23° / 20°339.311.37.1
Sep23° / 20°328.311.97.4
Oct24° / 21°287.512.57.6
Nov26° / 22°4310.4136.8
Dec27° / 24°10016.413.25.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
57129
67030
76931
86931
96733
106733
116634
126535
136436
146337
156238
166139
175941
185842
195743
205644
215545
225446
235248
245149
255149
265050
274852
284753
294654
304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Chamarel gets around 100 mm of rain over 16.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 53% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2258
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3066
3167

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11762300
21760320
30661330
40659350
50559360
60557380
70555400
80455410
90453430
100451450
110450460
120349480
130348490
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250234631
260233641
270231661
280130672
290129682
300127702
310126703

Wind in December

Winds average 18 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
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518light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of December to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:266:35
213.25:266:35
313.25:266:36
413.25:266:37
513.25:266:37
613.25:276:38
713.25:276:38
813.25:276:39
913.25:276:40
1013.25:286:40
1113.25:286:41
1213.25:286:41
1313.25:296:42
1413.25:296:42
1513.25:296:43
1613.25:306:44
1713.25:306:44
1813.25:306:45
1913.25:316:45
2013.25:316:46
2113.25:326:46
2213.25:326:47
2313.25:336:47
2413.25:336:48
2513.25:346:48
2613.25:346:48
2713.25:356:49
2813.25:356:49
2913.25:366:50
3013.25:366:50
3113.25:376:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.33 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
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297.0Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Chamarel

In seasonPeak

In December, Chamarel sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chamarel sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Chamarel's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Chamarel?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Chamarel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chamarel in December

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

In December, Chamarel sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Chamarel in December

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in December — 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
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Chamarel in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chamarel peaks around January 17 at about 15 (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 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chamarel?

Chamarel sits at 20.4°S, 57.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Bel Ombre, 9.0 km away.

Bel OmbreTamarinChemin-GrenierFlic en FlacVacoas-PhoenixSouillacBambousCurepipe

Topography around Chamarel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chamarel has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 793 m around an average of 220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Chamarel is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, water (50%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
793 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Bel Ombre 9.0 km · Tamarin 11 km · Chemin-Grenier 11 km · Flic en Flac 16 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 17 km · Souillac 17 km · Bambous 19 km · Curepipe 19 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 Chamarel (-20.4225°, 57.3839°, elevation 0 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).