Vacoas-Phoenix weather in July

In July, Vacoas-Phoenix sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 21 mm of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Vacoas-Phoenix's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vacoas-Phoenix's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
22 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Vacoas-Phoenix is human settlement in Mauritius.

Air quality
Good
PM10 19.3 µg/m³ · 2019

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Vacoas-Phoenix reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Vacoas-Phoenix weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Vacoas-Phoenix gets around 21 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12265616
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42285713
52295613
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Wind in July

Winds average 22 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
222breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:505:37
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.95 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 — July's 3.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
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174.0Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.1Bright
264.1Bright
274.1Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Vacoas-Phoenix

In seasonPeak

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

Vacoas-Phoenix sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Vacoas-Phoenix's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Jul
Aug
Sep
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Is July a good time to visit Vacoas-Phoenix?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Vacoas-Phoenix for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Vacoas-Phoenix in July

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

In July, Vacoas-Phoenix sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Vacoas-Phoenix in July

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 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 Vacoas-Phoenix in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vacoas-Phoenix 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 Vacoas-Phoenix?

Vacoas-Phoenix sits at 20.3°S, 57.5°E, 390 m above sea level, in Mauritius. The nearest listed city is Quatre Bornes, 4.0 km away.

Quatre BornesCurepipeBeau Bassin-Rose HillBambousSaint PierreFlic en FlacTamarinPort Louis

Topography around Vacoas-Phoenix

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vacoas-Phoenix has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 390 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 Vacoas-Phoenix is covered by trees (40%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (50%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
786 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Quatre Bornes 4.0 km · Curepipe 5.0 km · Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 7.0 km · Bambous 9.0 km · Saint Pierre 10 km · Flic en Flac 11 km · Tamarin 12 km · Port Louis 15 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 Vacoas-Phoenix (-20.2981°, 57.4783°, elevation 390 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).