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August Weather in Mauritius Mauritius

Daily high temperatures are around 75°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 78°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 67°F, rarely falling below 62°F or exceeding 70°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 66°F on August 26.

For reference, on January 29, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Mauritius typically range from 76°F to 85°F, while on August 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 66°F to 75°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Mauritius

Average High and Low Temperature in August in MauritiusAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313162°F62°F64°F64°F66°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°FJulSepAug 175°FAug 175°F67°F67°FAug 3176°FAug 3176°F66°F66°FAug 1175°FAug 1175°F66°F66°FAug 2175°FAug 2175°F66°F66°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Mauritius

Average Hourly Temperature in August in MauritiusAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepcomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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The month of August in Mauritius experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 12% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is August 29, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 89% of the time.

For reference, on February 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 60%, while on September 9, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 89%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Mauritius

Cloud Cover Categories in August in MauritiusAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepAug 187%Aug 187%Aug 3189%Aug 3189%Aug 1188%Aug 1188%Aug 2189%Aug 2189%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Mauritius, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 33% on February 10, and its lowest chance is 4% on July 14.

Probability of Precipitation in August in Mauritius

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Mauritius is essentially constant, remaining about 0.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Mauritius

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in MauritiusAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.2 in0.2 in0.4 in0.4 in0.6 in0.6 in0.8 in0.8 in1.0 in1.0 in1.2 in1.2 in1.4 in1.4 inJulSepAug 10.4 inAug 10.4 inAug 310.4 inAug 310.4 inAug 110.4 inAug 110.4 inAug 210.4 inAug 210.4 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in Mauritius, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 29 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 58 seconds, and weekly increase of 6 minutes, 49 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 1, with 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 31, with 11 hours, 42 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Mauritius

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Mauritius is 6:39 AM on August 1 and the earliest sunrise is 21 minutes earlier at 6:19 AM on August 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:52 PM on August 1 and the latest sunset is 9 minutes later at 6:00 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Mauritius during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:26 AM and sets 13 hours, 22 minutes later, at 6:48 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:44 AM and sets 10 hours, 54 minutes later, at 5:38 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Mauritius

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Mauritius

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in MauritiusAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep001010202020303040405050600001010202030303040405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Mauritius

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in MauritiusAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 62:58 AMJul 62:58 AMJul 212:18 PMJul 212:18 PMAug 43:14 PMAug 43:14 PMAug 1910:26 PMAug 1910:26 PMSep 35:56 AMSep 35:56 AMSep 186:35 AMSep 186:35 AM7:10 AM7:10 AM6:08 PM6:08 PM5:50 PM5:50 PM7:35 AM7:35 AM6:39 AM6:39 AM5:53 PM5:53 PM5:41 PM5:41 PM6:56 AM6:56 AM6:27 AM6:27 AM6:22 PM6:22 PM5:28 PM5:28 PM6:08 AM6:08 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
11%4:07 AMENE3:00 PMWNW-9:33 AMN239,867 mi
2
5%5:03 AMENE3:59 PMWNW-10:31 AMN242,105 mi
3
1%5:54 AMENE4:57 PMWNW-11:26 AMN244,283 mi
4
0%6:39 AMENE5:53 PMWNW-12:17 PMN246,350 mi
5
1%7:18 AMENE6:47 PMWNW-1:03 PMN248,232 mi
6
4%7:53 AMENE7:38 PMW-1:46 PMN249,832 mi
7
8%8:26 AME8:27 PMW-2:26 PMN251,036 mi
8
14%8:56 AME9:15 PMW-3:05 PMN251,723 mi
9
22%9:26 AME10:02 PMW-3:43 PMN251,780 mi
10
30%9:57 AME10:51 PMWSW-4:22 PMN251,114 mi
11
40%10:29 AMESE11:42 PMWSW-5:03 PMN249,673 mi
12
50%11:05 AMESE--5:48 PMS247,456 mi
13
60%-12:35 AMWSW11:45 AMESE6:36 PMS244,531 mi
14
70%-1:32 AMWSW12:32 PMESE7:30 PMS241,041 mi
15
79%-2:31 AMWSW1:25 PMESE8:27 PMS237,211 mi
16
88%-3:31 AMWSW2:24 PMESE9:27 PMS233,336 mi
17
94%-4:28 AMWSW3:29 PMESE10:28 PMS229,760 mi
18
99%-5:22 AMWSW4:35 PMESE11:26 PMS226,821 mi
19
100%-6:11 AMWSW5:41 PMESE--
20
100%-6:56 AMWSW6:46 PME12:21 AMN224,800 mi
21
98%-7:37 AMW7:48 PME1:13 AMN223,870 mi
22
93%-8:16 AMW8:50 PME2:04 AMN224,072 mi
23
86%-8:55 AMW9:52 PMENE2:53 AMN225,314 mi
24
76%-9:36 AMWNW10:54 PMENE3:44 AMN227,401 mi
25
65%-10:19 AMWNW11:57 PMENE4:36 AMN230,081 mi
26
50%-11:07 AMWNW-5:32 AMN233,088 mi
27
42%1:01 AMENE11:59 AMWNW-6:29 AMN236,186 mi
28
31%2:02 AMENE12:55 PMWNW-7:28 AMN239,192 mi
29
22%3:00 AMENE1:53 PMWNW-8:26 AMN241,980 mi
30
14%3:52 AMENE2:51 PMWNW-9:22 AMN244,482 mi
31
7%4:38 AMENE3:47 PMWNW-10:13 AMN246,669 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Mauritius is essentially constant during August, remaining within 2% of 21% throughout.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during August is 19% on August 18.

For reference, on February 1, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on August 18, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 19% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Mauritius

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in MauritiusAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 1819%Aug 1819%Aug 123%Aug 123%Aug 3122%Aug 3122%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Mauritius is decreasing during August, decreasing from 17.6 miles per hour to 16.5 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.7 miles per hour, while on November 26, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 13.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in August in Mauritius

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Mauritius throughout August is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 89% on August 1.

Wind Direction in August in Mauritius

Wind Direction in August in MauritiusAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepeastsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Mauritius is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Mauritius is essentially constant during August, remaining around 74°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in August in Mauritius

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Mauritius are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Mauritius

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in MauritiusAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 16100%Jul 2100%Jul 2comfortablewarmcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Mauritius are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 617°F, from 642°F to 1,259°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Mauritius

Growing Degree Days in August in MauritiusAug1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131700°F700°F800°F800°F900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°FJulSepAug 1642°FAug 1642°FAug 311,259°FAug 311,259°FAug 11846°FAug 11846°FAug 211,052°FAug 211,052°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Mauritius is gradually increasing during August, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 4.6 kWh to 5.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Mauritius

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in MauritiusAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhJulSepAug 14.6 kWhAug 14.6 kWhAug 315.6 kWhAug 315.6 kWhAug 114.9 kWhAug 114.9 kWhAug 215.2 kWhAug 215.2 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mauritius are -20.300 deg latitude, 57.583 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mauritius is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mauritius is covered by cropland (52%), trees (25%), and grassland (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (49%) and trees (27%), and within 50 miles by water (91%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Mauritius, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

The details of the data sources used for this report can be found on the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport page.

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