Port Louis Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Port Louis, Mauritius. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Port Louis experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, December, sees up to 283 hours of sunshine, while June, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 211 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 2909 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

The difference in daily sunshine hours between December (9.4 hours per day) and June (7.0 hours per day) offers moderate variety for visitors and residents.

Port Louis enjoys an average of 2909 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Athens, Greece, enjoys 2769 hours of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest destinations in the Mediterranean region.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Vancouver, Canada, receives approximately 1940 hours of sunshine annually.

In Brisbane, Australia, the annual sunshine averages 2999 hours, making it one of Australia’s sunniest cities.

January, Port Louis’s wettest month, receives 189 mm (7.4 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 29°C (84°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 24°C (75°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Port Louis Precipitation page.