Mauritius vs South Africa

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Mauritius and South Africa, 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 South Africa
Mauritius	Measure	South Africa
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
17	Resorts in our catalog	0
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	–
$147–$303/night pp	Nightly rates	–
5 of 17	Adults-only resorts	0 of 0
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
January–March	Rainy season	November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)
May–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)	Sweet spot	April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland
English & French official; Mauritian Creole everyday	Language	11 official languages – English widely spoken
Mauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely accepted	Currency	South African rand (ZAR)
230V, mainly Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter	Power	230V, large Type M/N plugs (special adapter needed)
On the left	Driving	On the left
Port Louis / Plaisance (MRU)	Main airport	Durban (DUR) or Johannesburg (JNB)
~17–20h+ from the US, with at least one connection	Flight time	~15–17h from the US East Coast (often via Europe or the Gulf)

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

On the map

Mauritius

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South Africa

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mauritius and South Africa
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
South Africa · high °F	82	83	82	79	77	74	73	74	75	77	79	81
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
South Africa · rain (in)	5.3	4.8	4.8	2.9	2.2	1.1	1.5	1.9	2.9	4.3	4.8	4.0

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Mauritius

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Best of South Africa

No South Africa resorts in our catalog yet.

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