Saint Pierre weather in October

In October, Saint Pierre sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 26 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Saint Pierre's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint Pierre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:41 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
49%
6th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Saint Pierre is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical October day in Saint Pierre reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Saint Pierre weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 38% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47822
57723
67723
77723
87723
97624
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117624
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137426
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157327
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256832
266832
276832
286931
297030
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317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Saint Pierre gets around 26 mm of rain over 7.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1725
1826
1926
2027
2127
2227
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2827
2927
3027
3127

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121959200
221859210
321858220
421857230
521758230
621757240
721756250
821755260
921754270
1021654280
1121653290
1221553300
1321551311
1421451321
1521451321
1621351331
1711350351
1811250361
1911149371
2011148382
2111048392
2211047402
2311046412
240946422
250946423
260945433
270845433
280845433
290845443
300844443
310744454

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 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
120light breeze
220light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of October to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:536:04
212.25:526:05
312.25:526:05
412.25:516:05
512.35:506:05
612.35:496:06
712.35:486:06
812.35:476:06
912.35:466:07
1012.45:456:07
1112.45:456:07
1212.45:446:08
1312.45:436:08
1412.45:426:08
1512.55:426:09
1612.55:416:09
1712.55:406:09
1812.55:396:10
1912.55:396:10
2012.55:386:11
2112.65:376:11
2212.65:376:11
2312.65:366:12
2412.65:356:12
2512.65:356:13
2612.75:346:13
2712.75:336:14
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2912.75:326:15
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3112.75:316:16

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.63 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 — October's 6.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Saint Pierre

In seasonPeak

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

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 October a good time to visit Saint Pierre?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Saint Pierre for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saint Pierre in October

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

In October, Saint Pierre sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Saint Pierre in October

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (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
October 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).