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Best time to visit Rodrigues
Mauritius · Africa
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Rodrigues
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- JanJRodrigues in January: good
- FebFRodrigues in February: good, busy
- MarMRodrigues in March: good
- AprARodrigues in April: sweet spot
- MayMRodrigues in May: sweet spot
- JunJRodrigues in June: sweet spot
- JulJRodrigues in July: sweet spot
- AugARodrigues in August: sweet spot
- SepSRodrigues in September: sweet spot
- OctORodrigues in October: good, busy
- NovNRodrigues in November: good, busy
- DecDRodrigues in December: good, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Apr–Feb, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27° | 5d | 79% | 11.8h | good | 27C max, 5 rainy days |
| Feb | 28° | 5d | 78% | 11.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 27° | 7d | 79% | 11.2h | good | 27C max, 7 rainy days |
| Apr | 27° | 4d | 78% | 10.8h | sweet spot | 27C max, 4 rainy days |
| May | 26° | 3d | 75% | 10.3h | sweet spot | 26C max, 3 rainy days |
| Jun | 24° | 2d | 73% | 9.9h | sweet spot | 24C max, 2 rainy days |
| Jul | 23° | 2d | 74% | 10.0h | sweet spot | 23C max, 2 rainy days |
| Aug | 23° | 1d | 74% | 10.5h | sweet spot | 23C max, 1 rainy day |
| Sep | 23° | 1d | 75% | 11.2h | sweet spot | 23C max, 1 rainy day |
| Oct | 24° | 1d | 78% | 11.6h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 25° | 1d | 78% | 12.5h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 26° | 3d | 78% | 12.3h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Port Mathurin, the island's town, 10 km from the airport (RRG): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Rodrigues's November days now average 25.1°C, 1.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 26.3° | 26.6° | 26.7° | 26.0° | 24.7° | 23.4° | 22.6° | 22.2° | 22.4° | 23.0° | 24.0° | 25.5° |
| 2017–26 | 27.1° | 27.5° | 27.5° | 26.9° | 25.7° | 24.3° | 23.5° | 22.9° | 23.0° | 23.8° | 25.1° | 26.3° |
| Change | +0.7° | +0.9° | +0.8° | +0.9° | +1.0° | +0.9° | +0.9° | +0.8° | +0.7° | +0.9° | +1.1° | +0.7° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Rodrigues is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Colombo
- from Nairobi
- from Kochi
- from Johannesburg
- from Bengaluru
- from Chennai
- from Mumbai
- from Hyderabad
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Rodrigues, flying or not.
Before you go
| Cost of living | very cheap — prices run about 39% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025) |
|---|---|
| Currency | Mauritian rupee |
| Languages | English, French |
| Plugs | Type C and G, 230 V |
| Driving | On the left |
| Calling code | +230 |
| Travel advice | No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-09-04 Exercise normal security precautions — Global Affairs Canada, updated 2026-10-09 Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution — US State Department, updated 2025-12-08 |
| Health | UK Foreign Office health advice |
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.Travel advice for American readers is the US State Department's (public domain), and for Canadian readers Global Affairs Canada's (Open Government Licence - Canada), each in its own words and written for its own citizens; entry rules depend on your passport.
Being there
On arrival
- UPI, for visitors from India — Works at participating merchants: scan their QR code with your UPI app.
- Tipping — Not mandatory but welcome; some high-end restaurants add a 10-15% service charge, so check the bill first.
Getting around Rodrigues
- Apps — Maps: Google Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Rental car services are available. Taxis also crisscross the island. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Rodrigues, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 999 (any emergency) · police 112 · ambulance 114 · fire 115.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (10)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mauritius/getting-help
- mauritiusnow.com/useful-tips
- mauritiusnow.com/getting-around
- mauritiusmetroexpress.mu
- mauritiusmetroexpress.mu/faq-2
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mauritius
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- bom.mu/media/media-releases/media-release-mauritius-and-india-launch-rupay-and-unified-payments-interface-linkage
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
Rodrigues in pictures
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Ludovic Lubeigt from Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ludovic Lubeigt from Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Rodrigues is like
Rodrigues is an island which is part of the Republic of Mauritius. It is about 560 km east of the main Mauritius island, and is rather isolated in the Indian Ocean. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Like its bigger Madagascan and Mauritian neighbours, Rodrigues is known for its endemic yet vulnerable wildlife. The two endemic birds that remain on the island are the Rodrigues warbler and Rodrigues fody. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- All of Rodrigues is surrounded by coral reefs, offering opportunities for diving and snorkelling. It has the particularity of having a lagoon that is twice the size of its land by area. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- The Mauritius Trochetia, a mixed cargo and passenger ship, departs from Port Louis for Rodrigues twice a month. The trip takes between 36 and 48 hours depending on sea conditions. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- The risk of getting malaria is considered to be low. However, there have previously been outbreaks of another mosquito-borne illness, chikungunya. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Rodrigues, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Rodrigues
Also in Mauritius
Nearby
- Réunion Réunion · 868 km
- Seychelles Seychelles · 1,886 km
- The Maldives Maldives · 2,876 km
- Diani Beach Kenya · 3,097 km
Kind of place
Rodrigues is in Mauritius, Africa. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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