Plaine Magnien weather in January

In January, Plaine Magnien sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 190 mm of rain across 23.8 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 23% 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 Plaine Magnien's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plaine Magnien's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
23.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Plaine Magnien 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 Plaine Magnien reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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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Plaine Magnien 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°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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24654
34654
44654
54753
64753
74654
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94753
104852
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Plaine Magnien gets around 190 mm of rain over 23.8 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 77% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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573
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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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1123724
2121735
3120745
4119746
5118756
6117757
7116767
8115768
9115768
10014779
11013789
120127810
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22078112
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29067915
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31057916

Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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 January

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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 5:36 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:366:49
213.25:376:49
313.25:376:50
413.25:386:50
513.25:386:50
613.25:396:50
713.25:406:51
813.25:406:51
913.25:416:51
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1113.25:426:51
1213.15:436:52
1313.15:436:52
1413.15:446:52
1513.15:456:52
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1713.15:466:52
1813.15:466:52
1913.15:476:52
2013.15:486:52
2113.15:486:52
2213.05:496:52
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2613.05:526:52
2713.05:526:51
2813.05:536:51
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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 6.8 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 — January's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Plaine Magnien

In seasonPeak

In January, Plaine Magnien sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 January a good time to visit Plaine Magnien?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Plaine Magnien in January

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

In January, Plaine Magnien sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Plaine Magnien 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 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 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 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
January 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).