Thinking of Mauritius in July - help please!

[Bubugum]

We’re thinking of going to Mauritius in July, which isn’t peak season, but I’m a bit nervous that the sea won’t be warm enough to swim in.

Has anyone been before in July and if so, is it worth going?

We've been in August and the sea was gorgeous. The weather was mostly sunny and mid to high twenties, but cooler at night. They say to go North or West at that time of year as the South and East can get high winds.

That’s so helpful to hear, thank you! Did you fly with air Mauritius by any chance? They are the only direct option for our dates at the moment but some of the reviews are less than promising

We've been in August and had a lovely time - mostly sunny (30 mins of rain whole time) around 26C each day. Stay to the north or west ideally. Stayed at Long Beach and Sugar Beach hotels.

We flew Air Mauritius and was on time and clean and got a nice overnight bag with toothpaste, brush and socks. But seating was crampt especially on way back where I was in the middle. I would use again but try and get extra legroom or different seats. Way out were on back row and that was better.

Sea was fine for swimming though I went in outdoor pools a lot.

Activities best to book as early as possible once at hotel as get booked out like snorkelling etc.

We flew Air Mauritius code share with Emirates when we went to Mauritius and it wasn't the greatest. DH is tall and he was really cramped and the plane was quite old. Can you shift your dates by a day or so to give you different flight options?

We went direct with British Airways from Gatwick.

The weather is fantastic in July/August. We had 26-30 degrees everyday, sun, blue skies. The sea was warmer than the pool! We did snorkelling, sea bed walk, watersports etc. We flew via Dubai with Emirates. Stayed in Beachcomber hotels and I recommend going All Inclusive!

Hi, direct BA flights from Gatwick, been early September and mid October, lovely time to go, not sure about July. Take swimming shoes for the sea as the coral is sharp, get them on amazon or a cheap sports shop before you go. Don’t buy in the hotel shop or they will cost a small fortune.

I’m getting cold feet (no pun intended!) because some comments online are saying it can be a bit chilly to swim in July and that would be a large part of what we’d want to do!

It could either be the perfect temperature (26-30) or too cold to enjoy a beach holiday, and obviously no one can predict which it’ll be.

I’ll have a look at BA flights but I think they might be significantly more in terms of cost.

@travelmadmum23 I’ve got a quote for a package holiday that include half board in the Victoria beachcomber so that’s good to hear you had a great time!

We went in July and the weather was ideal for us. We are very into snorkelling and had 2-3 outings a day of around an hour. One longer trip I felt a little chilly after about 80 minutes so moved a bit more! If you are keen sunbathers it may not be hot enough plus you may get occasional rain shower.
We flew with air mauritious and had no delays or issues.
We booked beachfront self catering accommodation which was great value and had lots of great meals out as well as bbqs and French bread and cheese with our lovely view.

Been several times in July and the weather was fine and the sea was warm. It's never to cold for a holiday in Mauritius you might just have more rain showers. Never understand why people won't swim in the rain, wet is wet.
At that time of year stick to the west coast, it gets less rain. Avoid Bel Ombre year round, some lovely hotels but strong sea currents. Le Morne is lovely with brilliant snorkeling but often sits under a cloud. You will be fine in Balaclava.
We've always flown direct, BA used to be better than Air Mauritius but last time BA was awful, broken toilets both ways and people from Premium having to fight their way through Economy to use filthy toilets. I was in economy and was livid on their behalf.

I went at the end of June last year and the weather was perfect. Warm enough to swim and sunbathe but not so hot to make sightseeing uncomfortable. Stayed at Beachcomber Shandrani and would agree with a PP that it's worth doing AI at Beachcomber to get the a la carte dining - food was very good.
I wasn't sure I'd like Mauritius as I'm not much of a beach person but we found plenty to see and the hotel was good for watersports and tennis etc. so suited me just fine.
It did get dark fairly early at that time of year but wasn't an issue, was nice to enjoy sundowners at the bar!

We go regularly as FIL is Mauritian. It can be wet in July/August but the rain doesn't last long. I've never known the sea to be cold!
Look for hotels in the north of the island, the weather is usually better than the south.

I think I’m going to book it! It’s a lot of money for us (£6000) but that’s at a beachcomber hotel with half board, direct flights and more importantly, for two whole weeks! As the weather sounds like we can still swim in the sea, I think I’m going to take the plunge (pun fully intended this time).

Thanks for all the help and information!