Mauritius vs St. Lucia

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Mauritius and St. Lucia, 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 St. Lucia
Mauritius	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
17	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$147–$303/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
5 of 17	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
January–March	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
May–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)	Sweet spot	December–April
English & French official; Mauritian Creole everyday	Language	English
Mauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely accepted	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
230V, mainly Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the left	Driving	On the left
Port Louis / Plaisance (MRU)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~17–20h+ from the US, with at least one connection	Flight time	~4.5–5h from the US East Coast

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

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Mauritius

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mauritius and St. Lucia
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
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
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
St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.