Mauritius vs Mozambique

Circular fire pit on wooden deck with palm trees and ocean-view infinity pool beyond at Ambre, A Sunlife Resort.

Thatched-roof bungalow with wooden deck at dusk, featuring black sofa, clay fire bowl, and lit interiors at andBeyond Benguerra Island.

Mauritius and Mozambique, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Mauritius compared with Mozambique
Mauritius	Measure	Mozambique
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
17	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$147–$303/night pp	Nightly rates	$579–$592/night pp
5 of 17	Adults-only resorts	0 of 3
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
January–March	Rainy season	December–March
May–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)	Sweet spot	May–October
English & French official; Mauritian Creole everyday	Language	Portuguese official; some English at resorts
Mauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely accepted	Currency	Mozambican metical (MZN); USD often accepted at resorts
230V, mainly Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter	Power	220V, Type C/F and M plugs – bring a universal adapter
On the left	Driving	On the left
Port Louis / Plaisance (MRU)	Main airport	Vilankulo (VNX); via Maputo, Joburg or charter
~17–20h+ from the US, with at least one connection	Flight time	~18–22h+ from the US, with connections

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mauritius and Mozambique
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mauritius · high °F	86	86	86	84	81	78	77	77	79	81	83	85
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
Mauritius · rain (in)	10.4	11.0	9.4	5.0	3.8	2.6	2.3	2.5	1.4	1.6	1.9	6.7
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and Bazaruto / Vilanculos coast: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.