Mauritius in January

At the northern weather station of Pamplemousses, a few kilometres inland, the January averages are 31.1 °C by day and 22.1 °C at night, 206 mm of rain over 16 days with at least 1 mm, and 8.1 hours of sunshine a day. Mont Choisy has no station of its own: it lies between this station and the drier west coast. The sea averages about 27.4 °C off Grand Baie.

January is part of the official cyclone season, from 1 November to 15 May. Most weeks pass without a cyclone; when one approaches, the weather service issues warnings in stages and the island stops for a day or two. Travel insurance covers it.

Mornings are for the beach and the lagoon, which are calm on the north coast; afternoons for the pool and the shade. Lychees are still in season until mid-January and mangoes are at their best. The giant water lilies of the Pamplemousses botanical garden, twenty minutes from Mont Choisy, are at their most impressive in the warm months. In 2027, Thaipoosam Cavadee falls on 22 January: Tamil processions with fire-walking at the end of the march.

The dates that change the rhythm of the island this month, from the official lists of the Government of Mauritius.

In January 2025 the island received 116,926 visitors: an average month for visitors (6th of 12). At the villa, January is 1 to 5 January is the end of the festive period (2,900 € a night, 10 nights minimum), then high season (2,200 € a night, 7 nights minimum): see rates and availability.