Flic en Flac weather in August

In August, Flic en Flac sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Flic en Flac's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Flic en Flac's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:36 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Flic en Flac is human settlement in Mauritius.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical August day in Flic en Flac reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Flic en Flac weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 25°15816.613.15.3
Feb28° / 26°12815.212.75.0
Mar28° / 25°1001212.15.9
Apr27° / 25°387.711.57.0
May26° / 23°244.211.18.0
Jun24° / 22°10210.88.6
Jul24° / 21°81.710.98.6
Aug23° / 21°11211.38.5
Sep24° / 21°152.411.98.5
Oct25° / 22°163.612.58.1
Nov26° / 23°287.1137.3
Dec27° / 25°7412.213.26.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Flic en Flac gets around 11 mm of rain over 2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12315116
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Wind in August

Winds average 24 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1911.46:335:55
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Flic en Flac

In seasonPeak

None of Flic en Flac's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Flic en Flac sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Flic en Flac'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 August a good time to visit Flic en Flac?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Flic en Flac for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Flic en Flac in August

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

In August, Flic en Flac sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Flic en Flac in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in August — 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 Flic en Flac in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flic en Flac 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Flic en Flac?

Flic en Flac sits at 20.3°S, 57.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Bambous, 4.0 km away.

BambousTamarinBeau Bassin-Rose HillQuatre BornesVacoas-PhoenixChamarelCurepipeSaint Pierre

Topography around Flic en Flac

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Flic en Flac has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 29 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 Flic en Flac is covered by water (46%) within 3 km, water (57%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Bambous 4.0 km · Tamarin 5.0 km · Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 11 km · Quatre Bornes 11 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 11 km · Chamarel 16 km · Curepipe 17 km · Saint Pierre 18 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 Flic en Flac (-20.278°, 57.372°, 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).