Saint Pierre weather in January

In January, Saint Pierre sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 188 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Saint Pierre's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Pierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
188 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Saint Pierre is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Saint Pierre reaches about 28°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 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Saint Pierre weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 1st-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°6716.211.65.7
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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94654
104654
114753
124753
134753
144753
154852
164852
174852
184753
194753
204753
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224555
234456
244456
254555
264456
274456
284456
294456
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Saint Pierre gets around 188 mm of rain over 22.7 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 73% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
470
570
671
771
871
971
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1473
1574
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2476
2576
2676
2776
2876
2976
3077
3177

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1129673
2127684
3126694
4125704
5124714
6122725
7122725
8121735
9020755
10019756
11019756
12018766
13018766
14017776
15017767
16016777
17016777
18015787
19014797
20014797
21013798
22013798
23012808
24012808
25011818
26010819
27010819
28098110
29098110
30088111
31088111

Wind in January

Winds average 18 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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 5:37 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:376:49
213.25:376:49
313.25:386:50
413.25:396:50
513.25:396:50
613.25:406:51
713.25:406:51
813.25:416:51
913.25:426:51
1013.25:426:51
1113.15:436:52
1213.15:446:52
1313.15:446:52
1413.15:456:52
1513.15:456:52
1613.15:466:52
1713.15:476:52
1813.15:476:52
1913.15:486:52
2013.15:496:52
2113.05:496:52
2213.05:506:52
2313.05:516:52
2413.05:516:52
2513.05:526:52
2613.05:526:52
2713.05:536:52
2813.05:546:51
2912.95:546:51
3012.95:556:51
3112.95:566:51

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.75 kWh/m².

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 — January's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Saint Pierre

In seasonPeak

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

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

Saint Pierre'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 January a good time to visit Saint Pierre?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Saint Pierre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saint Pierre in January

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

In January, Saint Pierre sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saint Pierre 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 20 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 Saint Pierre 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 Saint Pierre 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 Saint Pierre?

Saint Pierre sits at 20.2°S, 57.5°E, 392 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, 7.0 km away.

Beau Bassin-Rose HillQuatre BornesPort LouisLe HochetVacoas-PhoenixCurepipeBaie-du-TombeauPamplemousses

Topography around Saint Pierre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint Pierre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m around an average of 406 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 Saint Pierre is covered by trees (38%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (45%) within 16 km, and water (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
552 m
16 km
758 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 7.0 km · Quatre Bornes 7.0 km · Port Louis 8.0 km · Le Hochet 9.0 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 10 km · Curepipe 11 km · Baie-du-Tombeau 12 km · Pamplemousses 14 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 Saint Pierre (-20.2215°, 57.5343°, elevation 392 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).