Tamarin weather in January

In January, Tamarin sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 158 mm of rain across 16.6 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Tamarin's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamarin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:47 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
62%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Tamarin 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 28°C through the month.

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

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Tamarin 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
Jan28° / 25°15816.613.15.3
Feb28° / 26°12815.212.75.0
Mar28° / 25°1001212.15.9
Apr27° / 25°387.711.57.0
May26° / 23°244.2118.0
Jun24° / 22°10210.88.6
Jul24° / 21°81.710.98.6
Aug23° / 21°11211.38.5
Sep24° / 21°152.411.98.5
Oct25° / 22°163.612.58.1
Nov26° / 23°287.1137.3
Dec27° / 25°7412.213.26.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74951
84951
95050
105050
115050
125248
135248
145149
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tamarin gets around 158 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
150
251
352
452
552
652
751
851
951
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1752
1852
1953
2053
2154
2254
2355
2455
2556
2656
2756
2856
2956
3056
3156

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1128656
2027676
3026677
4025687
5025678
6024688
7024688
8023689
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10022699
11022699
120216910
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Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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
319light 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 6:50 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:376:50
213.25:386:50
313.25:386:51
413.25:396:51
513.25:406:51
613.25:406:51
713.25:416:52
813.25:426:52
913.25:426:52
1013.25:436:52
1113.25:436:52
1213.15:446:53
1313.15:456:53
1413.15:456:53
1513.15:466:53
1613.15:476:53
1713.15:476:53
1813.15:486:53
1913.15:496:53
2013.15:496:53
2113.15:506:53
2213.05:506:53
2313.05:516:53
2413.05:526:53
2513.05:526:53
2613.05:536:53
2713.05:546:52
2813.05:546:52
2913.05:556:52
3012.95:556:52
3112.95:566:52

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 6.77 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 Tamarin

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tamarin's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tamarin?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tamarin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tamarin in January

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

In January, Tamarin sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Tamarin 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 offshore 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 Tamarin in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks 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 Tamarin peaks around January 17 at about 15 (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 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tamarin?

Tamarin sits at 20.3°S, 57.4°E, 0 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Flic en Flac, 5.0 km away.

Flic en FlacBambousChamarelVacoas-PhoenixQuatre BornesBeau Bassin-Rose HillCurepipeBel Ombre

Topography around Tamarin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamarin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m.

The land around Tamarin is covered by water (44%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Flic en Flac 5.0 km · Bambous 9.0 km · Chamarel 11 km · Vacoas-Phoenix 12 km · Quatre Bornes 13 km · Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 14 km · Curepipe 16 km · Bel Ombre 20 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 Tamarin (-20.3256°, 57.3706°, 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).