Plaine Magnien weather in August

In August, Plaine Magnien sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 36 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Plaine Magnien's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plaine Magnien's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:35 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Plaine Magnien 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 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Plaine Magnien reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Plaine Magnien weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°19023.813.14.4
Feb27° / 25°1812312.74.2
Mar27° / 25°15222.912.14.7
Apr26° / 24°8919.711.55.3
May25° / 22°6314.4116.5
Jun23° / 21°3410.910.87.0
Jul23° / 20°3812.810.96.6
Aug22° / 20°3610.711.36.8
Sep23° / 20°3610.711.96.9
Oct24° / 21°329.312.57.3
Nov25° / 22°4812.1136.6
Dec27° / 24°10718.113.25.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 39% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Plaine Magnien gets around 36 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12325016
22324916
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42335015
52335114
62335114
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Wind in August

Winds average 24 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
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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 6:44 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:445:47
211.16:435:48
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411.16:425:48
511.16:425:49
611.16:415:49
711.16:405:49
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1211.26:375:51
1311.26:375:51
1411.36:365:52
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1711.36:345:53
1811.36:335:53
1911.36:325:53
2011.46:325:54
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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 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — August's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.1Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Plaine Magnien

In seasonPeak

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

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

Plaine Magnien's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Plaine Magnien?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Plaine Magnien for sightseeing.

What to pack for Plaine Magnien in August

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

In August, Plaine Magnien sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Plaine Magnien in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°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
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Plaine Magnien 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 Plaine Magnien 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 Plaine Magnien?

Plaine Magnien sits at 20.4°S, 57.7°E, 0 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Mahébourg, 4.0 km away.

MahébourgRose-BelleSouillacCurepipeBel Air Rivière SècheChemin-GrenierVacoas-PhoenixCentre de Flacq

Topography around Plaine Magnien

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plaine Magnien has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Plaine Magnien is covered by cropland (39%), trees (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and water (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
157 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Mahébourg 4.0 km · Rose-Belle 8.0 km · Souillac 19 km · Curepipe 20 km · Bel Air Rivière Sèche 21 km · Chemin-Grenier 22 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 25 km · Centre de Flacq 27 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 Plaine Magnien (-20.4297°, 57.6697°, 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).