Port Louis District · Mauritius
Port Louis in January
In January, Port Louis averages a daytime high of 29 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 230 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Port Louis's most comfortable months, June to November.
- Average high
- 29 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 230 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 13 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 108
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Port Louis
January is tied for the warmest month in Port Louis by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 24 °C to 29 °C and the lows from 16 °C to 22 °C. By day, January is 1 °C warmer than December, and February is about the same as January.
January brings 230 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 119 mm (1423 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 13 h 10 min, against 10 h 50 min at the shortest and 13 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 22 °C | 230 mm | |
| February | 29 °C | 22 °C | 273 mm | |
| March | 29 °C | 22 °C | 214 mm | |
| April | 28 °C | 21 °C | 129 mm | |
| May | 26 °C | 19 °C | 89 mm | |
| June | 25 °C | 17 °C | 70 mm | Yes |
| July | 24 °C | 17 °C | 58 mm | Yes |
| August | 24 °C | 16 °C | 68 mm | Yes |
| September | 25 °C | 17 °C | 54 mm | Yes |
| October | 26 °C | 18 °C | 46 mm | Yes |
| November | 28 °C | 19 °C | 55 mm | Yes |
| December | 29 °C | 21 °C | 139 mm |
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).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Port Louis?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 29 °C is above 29 °C and about 230 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Port Louis are June to November; the nearest are November, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Mauritius in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Port Louis
This guide lists 108 places to stay in Port Louis, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 1; 3–10 km, 13; 10 km or more, 91.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.