Plaines Wilhems District · Mauritius
Curepipe travel guide
Curepipe is a city in Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius, home to about 77,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MRU22 km · Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
- Currency
- MURMauritian rupee
- Time zone
- Indian/Mauritius
- Language
- English, French
When to go
The best time to visit Curepipe
Curepipe has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; February is the wettest, with about 387 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Curepipe: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), about 22 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MRU · Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Questions
Curepipe: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Curepipe?
Curepipe has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; February is the wettest, with about 387 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Curepipe?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), about 22 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Curepipe?
Mauritian rupee (MUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Curepipe
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.