Mauritius
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Mauritius
Official name: | Republic of Mauritius |
Capital: | Port Louis |
Area: | total: 2,040 sq km note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues water: 10 sq km land: 2,030 sq km |
Climate: | tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May) |
Location: | Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
Geographic coordinates: | 20 17 S, 57 33 E |
Comparative Area: | almost 11 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 177 km |
Terrain: | small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Piton 828 m |
Map of Mauritius