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.

By the numbers

Mauritius compared with Mozambique
Mauritius	Measure	Mozambique
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
19 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$92–$768/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$579–$592/night pp
5 of 19	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. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Mauritius

Mozambique

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. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.