Regional
Weather for Mauritius
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Mauritius enjoys a perennially sunny climate, in general. Midwinter
occurs in June and July with midday temperatures of 25 degrees
Celsius on the coast and 19 degrees Celsius on the plateau.
Midsummer occurs in January and February with midday temperatures
around 25 degrees Celsius on the plateau and 31 degrees Celsius
on the coast. Like in all tropical islands, the island is lush
green and has a colorful vegetation throughout the year. There
are no well-defined rainy/wet and dry seasons.
Background on the island of Mauritius
Mauritius is a small Indian Ocean island, east of Madagascar.
Formerly a British colony, it gained its independence in
1968. Though population density remains among the highest
in the world, Mauritius has a very low birth rate, officially
encouraged through family planning. About 70% of the people
are of Indian origin, professing either the Hindu religion
or Islam.
Since independence, Mauritius has developed from a low-income,
agricultural-based economy to a middle-income diversified
economy with growing industrial, financial services, and
tourist sectors. For most of the period, annual growth has
been in the range of 5% to 6%. This remarkable achievement
has been reflected in increased life expectancy, lowered
infant mortality, and a much improved infrastructure. Sugarcane
is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area and accounts
for 25% of export earnings.
The living standard in Mauritius is among the highest in
the African region, and there is almost full employment in
the country. Mauritius politics are thoroughly democratic,
and governments have changed only by constitutional means.
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