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Mauritius vs Turks & Caicos

Mauritius and Turks & Caicos, 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 Turks & Caicos
MauritiusMeasureTurks & Caicos
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
17Resorts in our catalog5
★ 4.5 (better)Average guest rating★ 4.4
$147–$303/night ppNightly rates$333–$1227/night pp
5 of 17Adults-only resorts1 of 5
In the hurricane beltHurricane exposureIn the hurricane belt
January–MarchRainy seasonSeptember–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
May–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)Sweet spotDecember–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
English & French official; Mauritian Creole everydayLanguageEnglish
Mauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely acceptedCurrencyU.S. dollar (official)
230V, mainly Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapterPower120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the leftDrivingOn the left
Port Louis / Plaisance (MRU)Main airportProvidenciales (PLS)
~17–20h+ from the US, with at least one connectionFlight time~1.5–3.5h 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.

On the map

Map of Mauritius resorts
Mauritius
Map of Turks & Caicos resorts
Turks & Caicos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mauritius and Turks & Caicos
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mauritius · high °F868686848178777779818385
Turks & Caicos · high °F818183848789909089878482
Mauritius · rain (in)10.411.09.45.03.82.62.32.51.41.61.96.7
Turks & Caicos · rain (in)1.91.41.01.52.52.02.02.53.53.53.02.5

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

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