Mamoudzou weather in April

April in Mamoudzou: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take sticky heat.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Mamoudzou Mayotte · Indian Ocean Islands · Island85
  1. 70Jan
  2. 76Feb
  3. 80Mar
  4. 85Apr
  5. 89May
  6. 90Jun
  7. 91Jul
  8. 93Aug
  9. 93Sep
  10. 92Oct
  11. 90Nov
  12. 84Dec

#8 of 12 months in Mamoudzou · #374 of 1413 destinations to visit in April · comfort 85/100 (tier A)

Days
29°C
Nights
27°C
Wet days
14
Sun
10.5 h
Humidity
78%
Daylight
12 h
Mamoudzou, Mayotte
Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0

Traveller notes on Mamoudzou in April

Other months in Mamoudzou

There's no Mamoudzou-specific forum thread for March, so this leans on the wider Indian Ocean region's pattern rather than a direct traveler account: neighboring islands like Mauritius and Madagascar describe March as hot, humid and genuinely wet, squarely inside the cyclone-season window for this part of the ocean. Mayotte's own climate record fits that regional pattern - warm, rainy, and humid rather than dry - though the destination's own numbers suggest a bit less total rainfall than some of its more exposed neighbors see this time of year.
IndianOceanRegional · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum coverage specific to Mamoudzou's September weather is thin, with most forum activity centered on general trip planning, accommodation and diving logistics rather than granular climate detail. Mayotte sits within the same Indian Ocean seasonal pattern as nearby Madagascar and the Comoros, where the austral winter months (roughly May through October) bring a notably drier, cooler stretch than the hot, wet December-to-March cyclone season - September sits comfortably within that drier window. Given the limited detailed trip reports available, travelers planning a September visit should expect the general pattern of a Southern Hemisphere dry season to hold, with real specifics best confirmed closer to travel dates given how few firsthand accounts exist for this destination.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Mamoudzou climate normals — April

Daytime high29°C / 83°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low27°C / 80°F
Feels like (high)34°C / 93°F
Sea temperature30°C / 86°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall74 mm / 2.9 in🌦 some rain
Rainy days14 days
Humidity78%💦 very humid
Dew point24°C / 75°F
Sunshine10.5 h/day
Daylight11.8 h
Wind19 km/h / 12 mph
Air quality (US AQI)20🍃 good

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Mamoudzou in April

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)

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Best months for Mamoudzou's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherMamoudzou's weather peaks August–October.

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What's on in Mamoudzou in April

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Hazard

    Cyclone season

    1 Nov – 30 Apr · usually

    Cyclone Chido made a direct hit on 14 December 2024 with winds over 200 km/h, the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least ninety years, and it destroyed part of Mamoudzou's own town hall. Most seasons are quieter, but the risk itself runs November to April. Source ↗

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Mamoudzou in April — FAQ

Is April a good time to visit Mamoudzou?
April in Mamoudzou: sweltering, a little rain, with clean air — fine if you can take sticky heat. It ranks #8 of 12 months for Mamoudzou on SeasonMap's comfort score (85/100).
What is the weather like in Mamoudzou in April?
In April, Mamoudzou averages a daily high of 28.6°C and a low of 26.6°C, with about 73.9 mm of rain over roughly 13.5 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Mamoudzou in April?
Mamoudzou has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 20 in April.