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Cargados Carajos, Mauritius climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Cargados Carajos has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1032 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 197 mm while September barely receives 28 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Cargados Carajos climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 197 | 143 | 120 | 84 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 100 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 152 | 197 | 143 | 120 | 84 | 49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 47 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 100 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0.7 | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 55 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 12.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 63 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 16.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 55 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 12.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at St. Brandon (st. RA, a weather station, about 18 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.