Best time to visit Seychelles

Seychelles · Africa

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Seychelles

Tap a month for its page

Sweet spot
Good
OK
Avoid
Busy

Go in Feb, May, Jun, Jul, Sep or Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 26C max, 4 rainy days. Mar is the next best.

Dry season: Jun–Aug, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.

Plan this trip

Each site opens on its own search: choose your dates there. A few open on their home page, where you type the place too.

Links marked Ad pay us a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you; most pay nothing, and what a site pays never decides whether it is listed or where. How we rank

Flights

Choose where you fly from

Where to stay

Things to do

Car hire

Travel insurance

SafetyWing Ad

Mobile data (eSIM)

Each opens in a new tab, on the site's own pages.

Things to do in Seychelles

Mahé Largest island of Seychelles
Anse source d´argent Strand on island La Digue, Seychellen
Anse Lazio Beach situated in the northwest of Praslin Island, Seychelles
Morne Seychellois Mountain
Anse Georgette Is a beach on Praslin Island, Seychelles
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Seychelles Building in Seychelles
Anse Intendance Beach in Mahé island, Seychelles

Tours and tickets in Seychelles

Each site opens on its own search: choose your dates there. A few open on their home page, where you type the place too. Links marked Ad pay us a commission if you book, at no extra cost to you; most pay nothing, and what a site pays never decides whether it is listed or where. How we rank

Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	27°	15d	81%	9.8h	avoid	monsoon: 15 rainy days, 300mm
Feb	28°	7d	78%	10.4h	sweet spot	28C max, 7 rainy days
Mar	28°	8d	78%	10.7h	good	28C max, 8 rainy days
Apr	28°	11d	79%	10.4h	okbusy	busier than usual
May	28°	9d	80%	10.5h	sweet spot	28C max, 9 rainy days
Jun	27°	5d	81%	10.4h	sweet spot	27C max, 5 rainy days
Jul	26°	4d	83%	10.3h	sweet spot	26C max, 4 rainy days
Aug	26°	3d	83%	10.4h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Sep	26°	7d	83%	10.4h	sweet spot	26C max, 7 rainy days
Oct	27°	7d	80%	11.2h	sweet spot	27C max, 7 rainy days
Nov	27°	10d	79%	11.0h	ok	27C max, 10 rainy days
Dec	27°	17d	81%	10.2h	avoid	monsoon: 17 rainy days, 345mm

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Beau Vallon, on Mahé, 12 km from the airport (SEZ): 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

About as busy all year round.

Then and now

Seychelles's June days now average 27.0°C, 0.8°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	26.9°	27.4°	27.8°	28.2°	27.6°	26.1°	25.4°	25.6°	26.2°	26.6°	26.8°	26.8°
2017–26	27.3°	27.8°	28.2°	28.5°	28.2°	27.0°	25.9°	25.8°	26.4°	27.0°	27.4°	27.3°
Change	+0.4°	+0.4°	+0.4°	+0.3°	+0.6°	+0.8°	+0.5°	+0.2°	+0.2°	+0.4°	+0.6°	+0.6°

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 Seychelles is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Cost of living	cheap — prices run about 54% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	Seychellois rupee
Languages	French, English, Seychellois Creole
Plugs	Type G, 240 V
Driving	On the left
Calling code	+248
Travel advice	No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-01-21
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.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Most hotels, restaurants and shops in tourist areas take cards, and you can pay in rupees, euros or US dollars. ATMs, at the airport and in tourist areas, generally give only rupees.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Not obligatory; most places already add a 5-10% service charge, but leaving extra change is appreciated.

Getting around Seychelles

SPTC buses cover Mahé and Praslin. A Visitor Travel Card gives unlimited rides (SCR 100 for 1 day, SCR 198 for 4 days, SCR 363 for 8 days): buy it before you fly through the Seychelles Electronic Border System or at the airport, then tap it on the reader. Otherwise pay cash in rupees, in notes no bigger than SCR 25.

Apps — Maps: Google Maps.

Air Seychelles operates multiple daily flights between Mahe and Praslin. Over two dozen flights vary in frequency from 15-minute to 2-hour intervals, depending on time of day. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Seychelles, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Open in Google MapsSeychelles on the map

Help

Emergency — 999 (any emergency).
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.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

Sources (8)

Seychelles in pictures

Granite rocks on the coast of Curieuse Island Seychelles 01 — i

NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sunrise on the coast of Anse Royale Mahe Seychelles 2025 03 — i

NorbertNagel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Grand Anse La Digue Seychellen — i

Tobias Alt, Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

198 Granite rock in La Digue Island at sunset Photo by Giles Laurent — i

Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Anse Source d'Argent 2 La Digue — i

Tobias Alt, Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Seychelles is like

The Seychelles (Seychellois Creole: Sesel) is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar and east of Kenya. It consists of 115 islands, of which the largest are Mahe, Praslin, and La Digue. The capital and largest city is Victoria, located on the island of Mahe. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Visit the beaches. Many of the beaches are seemingly untouched by human influence and are refreshingly uncrowded. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Water sports: The warm Indian Ocean waters make Seychelles the perfect place for water enthusiasts. Explore on the board of a yacht, power boat, catamaran or sailboat. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Visas are not required, though all foreigners must have a passport that is valid for at least 6 months, and must have proof of accommodation bookings before arrival (these may be checked). More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Try to avoid any dark lanes, and always be careful not to leave your bag unattended. Swimming alone on isolated beaches is not advisable. More on Wikivoyage
Staying healthy: Chikungunya virus is a disease spread by mosquitoes, and causes flu-like symptoms. It is increasing in concern and although it is rare to die from it, the joint pain it causes can last for months. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Seychelles, 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 Seychelles

Nearby

Kind of place

Seychelles is in Seychelles, Africa. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

Links marked Ad pay us a commission if you book through one, at no extra cost to you. That does not affect the scores on this page, which are computed from climate and fare data before any link is built.