Quatre Bornes in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Quatre Bornes sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 454 mm of rain over about 61 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Quatre Bornes's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Quatre Bornes has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Quatre Bornes's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
24°C
Rainfall
454 mm
61 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
4.7
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Quatre Bornes in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Quatre Bornes reaches about 28°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is January, the coolest December.

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Quatre Bornes weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Quatre Bornes gets around 454 mm of rain over 61 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 17 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min in early December to 12 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Quatre Bornes

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In summer, Quatre Bornes overlaps 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 summer a good time to visit Quatre Bornes?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quatre Bornes in Summer

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

In summer, Quatre Bornes sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 61 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Quatre Bornes in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across summer — 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 Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (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
Summer 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.