Praslin weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇨 Seychelles · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate

The best time to visit Praslin is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with August and June close behind. Praslin averages about 2,943 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,943

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

1,339 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Sea at warmest

31°C / 88°F

Population

23k

Elevation

5 m

When is the best time to visit Praslin?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Praslin is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (69/100, 206 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Praslin?

Praslin gets a lot of sun: around 2,943 hours a year. July (86/100) is noticeably better than January (69). It is the less sunny of the two destinations tracked in Seychelles. The year's 1,339 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

Sea temperature in Praslin by month

The sea off Praslin is warmest in March at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Victoria (Seychelles) Seychelles · 44 km · best in Jul · 2,943 h sun/yr
• Mogadishu Somalia · 1,352 km · best in Sep · 3,195 h sun/yr
• Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 1,483 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr
• Moroni Comoros · 1,585 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 1,785 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr
• Plaine Magnien Mauritius · 1,804 km · best in Jul · 2,985 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Antisiranana Madagascar · 1,137 km · 2,851 h sun/yr · best in Aug
• Sambava Madagascar · 1,262 km · 2,701 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Nosy Be Madagascar · 1,287 km · 3,127 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Maroantsetra Madagascar · 1,400 km · 2,206 h sun/yr · best in Sep