Rodrigues

109 km² of land in the Indian Ocean.

Port MathurinBaie aux Huîtres

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.

In numbers

109km²

Area

80km

Coastline

398m

Highest point

Mont Limon

41,669

People

28°C

Warmest sea

March

2,418km

To the mainland

When to go to Rodrigues

Best for the beach from July to November.

The sea is warmest in March (28 °C) and coolest in September (23 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).

27°27°26°

Jan13

28°28°27°

Feb14

28°28°27°

Mar13

27°27°26°

Apr12

26°26°25°

May7

25°24°24°

Jun5

24°24°23°

Jul4

23°23°22°

Aug2

23°23°23°

Sep3

24°24°23°

Oct3

25°25°24°

Nov3

26°26°26°

Dec6

Sea temperature (the water level) Air: night low to afternoon high Wet days Best months

Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.

Mauritian island

Rodrigues is an island in Mauritius. It belongs to Mascarene Islands. It covers 109 km², with 80 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mont Limon, rises to 398 m. About 41,669 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 2,418 km away.

Getting there

Sir Charles Gaetan Duval Airport (RRG)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at MRU airport (Plaine Magnien)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
Ferries1 ferry terminals on the island
2,418 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
From July to Novemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)

Plan the trip

Ferries, stays and things to do

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On the island

What you find on Rodrigues.

71beachesTrou d'Argent Beach, Caverne Provert, Grand Bay Beach and 68 more
14viewpointsSouth vista, Pointe au diable, North and Northwest and 11 more
1ferry terminals
4named peaksMont Limon, Mont Lubin, Mont Chéri and 1 more
3dive centresRodrigues Diving, Cotton Dive Center, Bouba Diving Center
1campsiteshammock camp spot No.1
65hotels, guesthouses and apartments
52restaurants, cafés and bars

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.

Cross-checked with our atlases

Rodrigues in our other atlases

Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Rodrigues, each with its own numbers.

7beaches and covesCoastya
17mountainsPeakyas

Beach with the warmest sea
27.6°C
Anse Baleine
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya

7 beaches

on Coastya, the beach atlas

Anse Baleinecove27.6°C
Anse aux Cavescove27.6°C
Anse Quittorcove27.5°C
Anse Famillecove27.6°C
Anse Allycove27.6°C
Anse Mouroukcove27.6°C
Anse Raffincove27.6°C

Open Coastya ↗

17 mountains

on Peakyas, the mountain atlas

Mont Malartic
Mont Limon
Mont Bois Noir
Mont Borne
Mont Quatre Vents
Mont Tonnerre
Mont Plate
Mont Topaze

9 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗

The shape of the land.

On average the island stands 120 m above the sea. 77 % of it is below 200 m.

32 %0–50 m
45 %50–200 m
23 %200–500 m

Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).

Size, for real

Next to islands you may know.

Rodrigues109 km²

Malta247 km²

Santorini76 km²

10 km

All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).

Towns on the island

Port Mathurin8,350 people
Baie aux Huîtres2,500 people

Month by month

The weather on the island.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Afternoon high (°C)	27	28	28	27	26	24	24	23	23	24	25	26
Night low (°C)	26	27	27	26	25	24	23	22	23	23	24	26
Sea (°C)	27	28	28	27	26	25	24	23	23	24	25	26
Rain (mm)	90	89	82	76	35	22	16	10	13	18	20	41
Wet days	13	14	13	12	7	5	4	2	3	3	3	6
Sun h/day	9.7	8.9	8.9	8.2	7.8	7.5	7.5	8.4	9.1	9.5	10.3	10.2
Wind (km/h)	24	24	26	27	27	30	31	31	29	27	25	24

Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.

Recent years

Warmer and cooler years at sea.

Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2020	+0.9	+0.5	+1.1	+0.3	+0.3	−0.3	+0.3	−0.3	−0.1	+0.5	+0.5	+0.3
2021	−0.5	+0.3	+0.4	+0.9	+0.4	+0.4	±0.0	+0.2	+0.6	+0.1	+0.5	+0.6
2022	+1.2	+0.6	+0.8	+0.6	−0.1	−0.2	−0.9	−0.7	−0.4	−0.2	±0.0	−0.2
2023	+0.3	+0.2	+0.3	+0.5	+0.9	+1.0	+0.8	+0.7	+1.0	+1.5	+2.0	+1.7
2024	+1.9	+0.7	±0.0	+1.3	+0.8	+0.5	+0.3	+0.4	+0.1	+0.3	+0.7	+0.4
2025	+0.4	+1.2	+1.1	+1.5	+1.4	+0.2	+0.5	+0.4	+0.3	+0.3	+0.7	+0.7

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

Photos

Seen by visitors.

Rodrigues CalcareniticShore — B.navez · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rodrigues Island, Mauritius-17May2004 (2) — fred_pnd · CC BY 2.0

Rodrigues Island, Mauritius-17May2004 (3) — fred_pnd · CC BY 2.0

Rodrigues PortMathurinHarbour — B.navez · CC BY-SA 3.0

About these numbers

Names, area, population	Wikidata (Q208668) · CC0
Outline	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Sea temperature	NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020
Climate	NASA POWER · 1991–2020
Relief, 3D model	Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails	© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
Towns	GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Images	EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls	Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST