Goodlands weather in January

In January, Goodlands sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 147 mm of rain across 17.4 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 37% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Goodlands's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goodlands's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
59%
11th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Goodlands is human settlement in Mauritius.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Goodlands weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85545
95545
105545
115644
125644
135644
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Goodlands gets around 147 mm of rain over 17.4 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
248
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652
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2358
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2759
2860
2960
3060
3161

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1119746
2118747
3117757
4116758
5015778
6014779
7013789
80127810
90117910
100117811
110107911
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30057322
31057223

Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of January to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:376:48
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313.25:386:49
413.25:396:49
513.25:396:50
613.25:406:50
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813.25:416:50
913.15:426:50
1013.15:426:51
1113.15:436:51
1213.15:436:51
1313.15:446:51
1413.15:456:51
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1613.15:466:51
1713.15:476:51
1813.15:476:51
1913.15:486:51
2013.05:496:51
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2213.05:506:51
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2713.05:536:51
2813.05:546:51
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3012.95:556:50
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.64 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 — January's 6.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Goodlands

In seasonPeak

In January, Goodlands sits inside its cyclone and rainy season 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 January a good time to visit Goodlands?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Goodlands for sightseeing.

What to pack for Goodlands in January

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

In January, Goodlands sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Goodlands in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — 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 January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 16 (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
January 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).