Weather and Best Season to Visit
You can visit Rodrigues Island almost any time of the year the climate here is pleasantly warm and somewhat drier than that of Mauritius. The island is prone to periodic cyclones, sometimes quite severe, between the months of November to May. Most of the precipitation takes place during the months of February and March. Average temperature during winters is 15ºC in the winters while it is around 30ºC in the summers.
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About Rodrigues Island
The island is entirely surrounded by reefs, which offer some of the best beach underwater experiences available in the Indian Ocean. A vast lagoon (200sqkm) shelters some of the best beach and reefClimate and Tourist Map
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Maurinet.com is an interactive portal providing business and tourist information to visitors and citizens of the island of Mauritius.
Hotels, Resorts, Holiday Packages, Entertainment, Real estate,
mauritius-islander.com (General Info site)
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Rodrigues Island
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The feasts in Mauritius are as various as the origin of the Mauritians and their religions.
Visitors of the island shouldn't be afraid to attend the feasts.
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