Goodlands weather in April

In April, Goodlands sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 64 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 11.6 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 52% 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 Goodlands's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goodlands's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:23 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
47%
8th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Goodlands 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 Goodlands reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Goodlands weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April 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
Jan27° / 25°14717.413.15.4
Feb28° / 26°13917.812.75.1
Mar27° / 25°12216.612.15.6
Apr27° / 25°6413.611.66.2
May25° / 23°429.911.17.2
Jun24° / 22°216.510.87.9
Jul23° / 21°206.910.97.7
Aug23° / 21°235.911.37.8
Sep23° / 21°184.811.98.0
Oct24° / 22°154.212.58.3
Nov25° / 23°245.112.97.9
Dec27° / 25°5711.113.26.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27129
37030
47030
57129
67129
77129
87030
97030
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
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237327
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Goodlands gets around 64 mm of rain over 13.6 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 45% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
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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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10115795
20115804
30116794
40116794
50116803
60116803
70117793
80217783
90217783
100118783
110118783
120118783
130119773
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150120763
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210126712
220227692
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240230671
250231661
260332641
270333631
280335611
291436581
301438561

Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April.

Across April, 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
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
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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 6:19 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:196:09
211.86:196:08
311.86:206:07
411.86:206:06
511.86:206:05
611.76:216:04
711.76:216:04
811.76:216:03
911.76:216:02
1011.76:226:01
1111.66:226:00
1211.66:225:59
1311.66:225:58
1411.66:235:58
1511.66:235:57
1611.56:235:56
1711.56:245:55
1811.56:245:54
1911.56:245:53
2011.56:255:53
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2211.46:255:51
2311.46:265:50
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2611.46:275:48
2711.36:275:48
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2911.36:285:46
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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 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in December across the year — April's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
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125.2Bright
135.2Bright
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165.0Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
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264.8Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Goodlands

In seasonPeak

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

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

Goodlands's rainy season runs January–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 Goodlands?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Goodlands for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Goodlands in April

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

In April, Goodlands sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Goodlands 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 18 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
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Goodlands 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 Goodlands 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 Goodlands?

Goodlands sits at 20.0°S, 57.7°E, 45 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Lallmatie, 8.0 km away.

LallmatieTrioletPamplemoussesLe HochetCentre de FlacqBaie-du-TombeauPort LouisSaint Pierre

Topography around Goodlands

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goodlands has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Goodlands is covered by trees (46%), cropland (23%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Lallmatie 8.0 km · Triolet 11 km · Pamplemousses 11 km · Le Hochet 17 km · Centre de Flacq 18 km · Baie-du-Tombeau 19 km · Port Louis 21 km · Saint Pierre 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 Goodlands (-20.0384°, 57.6506°, elevation 45 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).