Seychelles Weather & Cilmate

Seychelles is regarded as an all year round travelers’ welcome destination. However travelers and tourists should be aware of the general weather conditions at the time they propose to visit.

In general, Seychelles being in the tropics and surrounded by the gigantic Indian Ocean, it has a warm and humid weather averaging 29°C throughout the year. The tropical sun is very strong and even on overcast days that one should take great attention to cover-up and use high factor suntan protection. A hat and sunglasses are recommended.

Being tropical islands near to the equator, Seychelles also experiences heavy rainfall which peaks around November to end of January. The flourishing green vegetation along the outer coralline island areas is evidence to this. The outer coralline islands however have a lower annual rainfall.

Since the islands are blessed with a year-long warm, tropical climate, it appropriate for a Seychelles Travel, although different times of year may be better suited to your specific interests. Hereby, we advise the following safari travel activities for you under particular weather conditions:

• Bird Watching: All year round for your indigenous species, June to October is best for the sea bird colonies.
• Sailing and Windsurfing: Late May to October, generally force 3 to 6, steady winds, both night and day. The Seychelles Sailing Cup, an international sailing event, is held in January.
• Walking Safaris: Ideally choose the time of lowest humidity and cooling breezes – June to October present the most appropriate, although any period of the year is credible.
• Local fishing: This goes on throughout the year
• Conditions for swimming, snorkeling and especially diving are superb during April to May and late September to early December when the water temperature sometimes reaches 29ºC and visibility is often 30m plus.

The Islands are also washed by Trade Winds. The South East Trade Winds are prevalent from May to September when it will be drier, breezier, and slightly cooler than during the rest of the year. In this case, beaches located in the north west of any island tend to have calm waters and vice versa for the North West trade winds.

The North West Trade Winds prevail from October to April. This is a calmer breeze which results in augmented humidity and much more calm seas. Higher rainfall occurs during this time of year.