Quatre Bornes weather in December

In December, Quatre Bornes sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 97 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 13.2 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 24% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Quatre Bornes's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quatre Bornes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:30 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Quatre Bornes is human settlement.

Density
3,038/km²
people per km²
Founded
1721

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 Quatre Bornes reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Quatre Bornes weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December 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
Jan28° / 24°18822.713.14.5
Feb28° / 25°16921.812.74.2
Mar28° / 24°13921.612.14.8
Apr27° / 24°6716.211.55.7
May25° / 22°4311.111.16.9
Jun24° / 21°217.110.87.7
Jul23° / 20°218.110.97.5
Aug23° / 19°247.111.37.5
Sep24° / 20°267.211.97.6
Oct25° / 21°267.412.57.5
Nov26° / 22°4310.8136.6
Dec27° / 24°9716.913.25.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36733
46634
56634
66535
76535
86436
96337
106337
116139
126139
136040
145941
155941
165842
175644
185545
195446
205347
215347
225248
235149
245050
254852
264852
274654
284654
294654
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Quatre Bornes gets around 97 mm of rain over 16.9 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 55% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
346
446
547
648
749
850
950
1051
1152
1252
1353
1454
1554
1655
1755
1856
1957
2057
2158
2258
2359
2460
2561
2662
2763
2864
2965
3066
3167

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11962280
21862290
31861300
40761320
50760330
60758350
70658360
80657370
90655390
100654400
110653410
120552430
130551440
140550450
150549470
160447480
170446490
180445510
190444520
200443530
210442540
220342550
230341560
240339571
250338581
260237601
270236611
280234622
290233632
300132643
310130663

Wind in December

Winds average 17 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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 6:34 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:266:34
213.15:266:35
313.25:266:35
413.25:266:36
513.25:266:36
613.25:276:37
713.25:276:38
813.25:276:38
913.25:276:39
1013.25:286:39
1113.25:286:40
1213.25:286:41
1313.25:296:41
1413.25:296:42
1513.25:296:42
1613.25:306:43
1713.25:306:43
1813.25:306:44
1913.25:316:44
2013.25:316:45
2113.25:326:45
2213.25:326:46
2313.25:336:46
2413.25:336:47
2513.25:346:47
2613.25:346:48
2713.25:356:48
2813.25:356:48
2913.25:366:49
3013.25:366:49
3113.25:376:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 7.24 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in December across the year — December's 7.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Quatre Bornes

In seasonPeak

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

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

Quatre Bornes's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is December a good time to visit Quatre Bornes?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Quatre Bornes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Quatre Bornes in December

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

In December, Quatre Bornes sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Quatre Bornes 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 16 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
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Quatre Bornes 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 Quatre Bornes 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 Quatre Bornes?

Quatre Bornes sits at 20.3°S, 57.5°E, 335 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, 4.0 km away.

Beau Bassin-Rose HillVacoas-PhoenixSaint PierreCurepipeBambousFlic en FlacPort LouisTamarin

Topography around Quatre Bornes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quatre Bornes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m around an average of 337 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Quatre Bornes is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
469 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 4.0 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 4.0 km · Saint Pierre 7.0 km · Curepipe 8.0 km · Bambous 8.0 km · Flic en Flac 11 km · Port Louis 12 km · Tamarin 13 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 Quatre Bornes (-20.2638°, 57.4791°, elevation 335 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).