Pamplemousses weather in December

In December, Pamplemousses sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 64 mm of rain across 11.4 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 46% 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 Pamplemousses's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pamplemousses's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Pamplemousses is town 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 Pamplemousses 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, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and on par with January.

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Pamplemousses weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°16417.113.15.4
Feb28° / 26°13915.712.75.3
Mar28° / 26°11313.712.16.0
Apr27° / 25°469.511.66.8
May26° / 24°295.911.17.9
Jun24° / 22°122.910.88.6
Jul23° / 21°92.410.98.5
Aug23° / 21°142.411.38.4
Sep23° / 21°142.711.98.5
Oct24° / 22°132.612.58.5
Nov26° / 23°266.1137.7
Dec27° / 25°6411.413.26.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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226139
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315248

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Pamplemousses gets around 64 mm of rain over 11.4 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 37% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1553420
2453430
3451450
4351460
5348480
6347501
7246511
8244531
9243541
10242551
11240571
12239581
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22230671
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24228682
25127702
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28124714
29122725
30121726
31120736

Wind in December

Winds average 20 km/h in December.

Across December, 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
119light 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 6:33 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:266:33
213.15:266:34
313.15:266:35
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613.25:266:36
713.25:276:37
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1213.25:286:40
1313.25:286:41
1413.25:296:41
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1613.25:306:42
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1913.25:316:44
2013.25:316:44
2113.25:326:45
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2513.25:346:47
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2713.25:356:47
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.15 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Pamplemousses

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pamplemousses'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 December a good time to visit Pamplemousses?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pamplemousses in December

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

In December, Pamplemousses sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Pamplemousses 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 at the nearest coast (about 21 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
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Pamplemousses 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 Pamplemousses 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pamplemousses?

Pamplemousses sits at 20.1°S, 57.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Triolet, 6.0 km away.

TrioletLe HochetBaie-du-TombeauLallmatiePort LouisGoodlandsSaint PierreCentre de Flacq

Topography around Pamplemousses

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pamplemousses has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 762 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Pamplemousses is covered by cropland (42%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
762 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Triolet 6.0 km · Le Hochet 6.0 km · Baie-du-Tombeau 8.0 km · Lallmatie 10 km · Port Louis 10 km · Goodlands 11 km · Saint Pierre 14 km · Centre de Flacq 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 Pamplemousses (-20.1039°, 57.5703°, 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).