Victoria in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Victoria sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 198 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Victoria's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Victoria 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 Victoria's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 26°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 198 mm; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 26 km/h
Travel score: 6.1; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Victoria in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical winter day in Victoria reaches about 26°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.

How winter really feels in Victoria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Victoria weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 26°	226	20.9	12.2	4.8
Feb	28° / 26°	120	12.7	12.2	5.7
Mar	28° / 27°	108	15.1	12	5.5
Apr	28° / 27°	107	16.8	11.9	5.0
May	28° / 27°	139	17.3	11.8	5.2
Jun	27° / 26°	83	13.6	11.7	5.8
Jul	26° / 25°	52	11	11.8	6.3
Aug	26° / 25°	63	12.6	11.8	6.2
Sep	26° / 25°	119	15.7	12	5.7
Oct	27° / 26°	121	15.6	12.1	5.9
Nov	27° / 26°	144	17	12.2	5.5
Dec	27° / 26°	203	22.8	12.3	4.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Victoria gets around 198 mm of rain over 37 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 26 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early June to 11 h 54 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Victoria

In seasonPeak

None of Victoria's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

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

Cyclone

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Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Victoria?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Victoria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Victoria in Winter

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

In winter, Victoria sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 37 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Victoria in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	30	29	27	26	26	27	28	28	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	30	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	28	Warm
Nov	28	Tropical
Dec	28	Tropical

UV index in Victoria in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Victoria peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	12	10	10	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Victoria?

Victoria sits at 4.6°S, 55.5°E, 4 m above sea level, in Seychelles. The nearest listed city is Beau Vallon, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Victoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m around an average of 127 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Victoria is covered by trees (54%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (82%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

858 m

trees 54%

16 km

928 m

water 82%

80 km

887 m

water 98%

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Winter weather nearby: Beau Vallon 3.0 km · Takamaka 17 km · Antsiranana 1,091 km · Iharan̈a 1,140 km · Ambilobe 1,185 km · Antsohimbondrona 1,188 km · Sambava 1,219 km · Ambarakaraka 1,224 km

Seychelles travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 54% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $19,449; 2025
Safe drinking water: 65%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 11.3; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

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 Victoria (-4.62°, 55.455°, elevation 4 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.