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🇲🇺 Weather in Grand Baie in May

This is what the weather in Grand Baie (Mauritius) was like in May in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

26.4 °C

25.7 °C – 27.4 °C

Avg. night-time low

25.0 °C

24.2 °C – 25.9 °C

Avg. rain days in period

11.4

37 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

47.8 mm

29.0 mm – 94.6 mm

Avg. cloud cover

35 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 28.9 °C (3 May 2025) · Lowest temperature 22.9 °C (12 May 2020) · Avg. daily peak wind 28 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 126Sunny
  • 64Partly cloudy
  • 6Cloudy
  • 100Light rain
  • 14Rain

Summary

  • On average 26.4 °C during the day and 25.0 °C at night.
  • On average 11.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 47.8 mm of precipitation in total.
  • Prevailing: Sunny.
  • Warmest year: 2025 (avg. 27.4 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 25.7 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2017 (94.6 mm), driest: 2021 (29.0 mm).
  • Extremes: 28.9 °C on 3 May 2025 and 22.9 °C on 12 May 2020.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Charts

Temperatures per year

Average over your travel period

Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.9°Avg. min25.2°
    Rain days
    7 Rain days
    Precipitation
    30.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    29 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.1 °C · Min 23.9 °C

  • 2025

    Light rain
    Avg. max27.4°Avg. min25.9°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    36.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    38 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.9 °C · Min 24.0 °C

  • 2024

    Light rain
    Avg. max26.2°Avg. min25.0°
    Rain days
    16 Rain days
    Precipitation
    63.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    48 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 27.7 °C · Min 23.4 °C

  • 2023

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.9°Avg. min25.5°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    93.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    33 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 28.0 °C · Min 24.1 °C

  • 2022

    Light rain
    Avg. max26.1°Avg. min24.7°
    Rain days
    14 Rain days
    Precipitation
    30.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    29 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 27.0 °C · Min 23.7 °C

  • 2021

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.4°Avg. min24.9°
    Rain days
    8 Rain days
    Precipitation
    29.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    30 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 27.4 °C · Min 24.0 °C

  • 2020

    Sunny
    Avg. max25.7°Avg. min24.2°
    Rain days
    10 Rain days
    Precipitation
    29.5 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    34 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 26.8 °C · Min 22.9 °C

  • 2019

    Light rain
    Avg. max26.3°Avg. min24.9°
    Rain days
    13 Rain days
    Precipitation
    41.6 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    45 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 27.3 °C · Min 23.8 °C

  • 2018

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.3°Avg. min24.7°
    Rain days
    9 Rain days
    Precipitation
    29.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    29 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 27.3 °C · Min 23.2 °C

  • 2017

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.3°Avg. min25.0°
    Rain days
    11 Rain days
    Precipitation
    94.6 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    38 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    –

    Max 27.2 °C · Min 24.1 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Grand Baie in May?
Daytime highs averaged 26.4 °C, night-time lows 25.0 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.9 °C (3 May 2025), the lowest 22.9 °C (12 May 2020).
How often does it rain in Grand Baie in May?
On average there were 11.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 47.8 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data
Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature
MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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