Country guide

Mayotte

A lagoon-ringed French outpost in the Comoros: whale watching, reef diving and ylang-ylang hills.

Currency

EUR

Language

French

English

Rare

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type C / E

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+262

Destinations

Mayotte

Mamoudzou

One of the largest lagoons on earth, with turtles off the beach, humpbacks calving inside the reef and almost no other tourists.

✓ best Apr-Nov

Climate zones, month by month

Mayotte has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Mamoudzou Grande-Terre →

Jan

31°

25°

280mm

27d rain

Feb

31°

25°

224mm

24d rain

Mar

31°

25°

214mm

25d rain

Apr

31°

25°

95mm

17d rain

May

30°

25°

33mm

7d rain

Jun

29°

24°

19mm

4d rain

Jul

28°

22°

11mm

4d rain

Aug

28°

21°

9mm

3d rain

Sep

29°

22°

23mm

3d rain

Oct

30°

23°

43mm

6d rain

Nov

31°

25°

85mm

13d rain

Dec

31°

25°

168mm

22d rain

January Wettest month. 280mm · 27 rainy days

✓ Best Apr-Nov · ✗ Avoid Jan

Watch for Nov-Apr cyclones & hurricanes risk · Jan monsoon flooding risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions