Chemin-Grenier weather in April

In April, Chemin-Grenier sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 79 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 43% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chemin-Grenier's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chemin-Grenier's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:24 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Chemin-Grenier is human settlement in Mauritius.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Chemin-Grenier reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°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, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Chemin-Grenier weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 5th-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 April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46733
56733
66634
76634
86634
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116733
126733
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146832
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Chemin-Grenier gets around 79 mm of rain over 17.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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259
359
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1263
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2456
2555
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3052

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10221752
20222742
30222742
40223732
50223741
60224731
70224731
80225721
90225721
100226711
110226711
120226711
130227701
140227701
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160128701
170129691
180130690
190231670
200232660
210234640
220235630
230336610
240337600
250439570
260440560
271541530
281643500
291744480
301846450

Wind in April

Winds average 20 km/h in April.

Across April, 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
120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of April to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:206:10
211.86:206:09
311.86:216:08
411.86:216:07
511.76:216:06
611.76:216:05
711.76:226:04
811.76:226:03
911.76:226:02
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1311.66:245:59
1411.66:245:58
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1611.56:245:56
1711.56:255:55
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1911.56:255:54
2011.56:265:53
2111.46:265:52
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.17 kWh/m².

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 — April's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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55.5Bright
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135.2Bright
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155.2Bright
165.1Bright
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185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Chemin-Grenier

In seasonPeak

In April, Chemin-Grenier sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chemin-Grenier sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Chemin-Grenier'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 April a good time to visit Chemin-Grenier?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Chemin-Grenier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chemin-Grenier in April

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

In April, Chemin-Grenier sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Chemin-Grenier in April

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 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.

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 Chemin-Grenier in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Chemin-Grenier 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 Chemin-Grenier?

Chemin-Grenier sits at 20.5°S, 57.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Souillac, 6.0 km away.

SouillacBel OmbreChamarelRose-BelleCurepipeTamarinVacoas-PhoenixPlaine Magnien

Topography around Chemin-Grenier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chemin-Grenier has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m around an average of 132 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 Chemin-Grenier is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
471 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Souillac 6.0 km · Bel Ombre 6.0 km · Chamarel 11 km · Rose-Belle 17 km · Curepipe 20 km · Tamarin 21 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 21 km · Plaine Magnien 22 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 Chemin-Grenier (-20.4872°, 57.4656°, 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).