Vacoas
City in Mauritius: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Vacoas is a city in Mauritius, in Plaines Wilhems. About 115,289 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Mauritius in our atlas.
It lies at 20.30° S, 57.48° E, about 390 m (1,280 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Mauritius time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Vacoas. Green dots: other major cities of Mauritius. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Vacoas has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 21°C (70°F). Around 716 mm (28 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 933945 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27759738 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.