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===Climate=== The isolation and location of the island give a microclimate specific to Rodrigues, with two seasons. Rodrigues enjoys a mild tropical maritime climate with persistent trade winds blowing throughout the year. Mean summer temperature is {{convert|25.9|C|F}} and mean winter temperature is around {{convert|22.3|C|F}}. The temperature difference between summer and winter is 3.6 Β°C. January to March are the hottest months and August is the coolest month. The wettest month is February; September and October are the driest months. The climate is hotter and drier than in Mauritius. Cyclones may arise from November to April, and Rodrigues is more often hit than Mauritius.<ref name=MMS>{{cite web |url=http://metservice.intnet.mu/climate-services/climate-of-rodrigues-and-islands.php |publisher=Mauritius Meteorological Services |title=Climate of Rodrigues & other outer islands |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=8 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208034614/http://metservice.intnet.mu/climate-services/climate-of-rodrigues-and-islands.php |url-status=live }}</ref> {{Weather box |metric first = yes |single line = yes |collapsed = yes |location = Rodrigues |Jan record high C = 33.9 |Feb record high C = 34.0 |Mar record high C = 33.9 |Apr record high C = 33.0 |May record high C = 30.9 |Jun record high C = 30.9 |Jul record high C = 30.4 |Aug record high C = 31.2 |Sep record high C = 30.7 |Oct record high C = 30.9 |Nov record high C = 30.9 |Dec record high C = 33.1 |year record high C = 34.0 |Jan high C = 29.2 |Feb high C = 29.3 |Mar high C = 29.4 |Apr high C = 28.7 |May high C = 27.5 |Jun high C = 26.0 |Jul high C = 25.0 |Aug high C = 24.8 |Sep high C = 25.4 |Oct high C = 26.3 |Nov high C = 27.4 |Dec high C = 28.7 |year high C = 27.3 |Jan low C = 23.6 |Feb low C = 23.8 |Mar low C = 23.7 |Apr low C = 23.0 |May low C = 21.6 |Jun low C = 20.1 |Jul low C = 19.1 |Aug low C = 18.8 |Sep low C = 19.3 |Oct low C = 20.1 |Nov low C = 21.3 |Dec low C = 22.8 |year low C = 21.4 |Jan record low C = 18.4 |Feb record low C = 19.8 |Mar record low C = 19.0 |Apr record low C = 18.4 |May record low C = 18.1 |Jun record low C = 16.5 |Jul record low C = 14.5 |Aug record low C = 15.2 |Sep record low C = 15.8 |Oct record low C = 16.5 |Nov record low C = 17.2 |Dec record low C = 19.2 |year record low C = 14.5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 150.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 184.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 131.2 |Apr precipitation mm = 117.0 |May precipitation mm = 78.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 77.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 80.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 59.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 43.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 40.7 |Nov precipitation mm = 70.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 71.0 |year precipitation mm = 1104.5 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 12 |Feb precipitation days = 13 |Mar precipitation days = 13 |Apr precipitation days = 13 |May precipitation days = 12 |Jun precipitation days = 13 |Jul precipitation days = 15 |Aug precipitation days = 13 |Sep precipitation days = 9 |Oct precipitation days = 8 |Nov precipitation days = 7 |Dec precipitation days = 8 |year precipitation days = |Jan humidity = 79 |Feb humidity = 81 |Mar humidity = 80 |Apr humidity = 79 |May humidity = 75 |Jun humidity = 74 |Jul humidity = 75 |Aug humidity = 74 |Sep humidity = 74 |Oct humidity = 74 |Nov humidity = 76 |Dec humidity = 77 |year humidity = 76 |Jan sun = 275.9 |Feb sun = 240.1 |Mar sun = 257.3 |Apr sun = 243.0 |May sun = 244.9 |Jun sun = 219.0 |Jul sun = 232.5 |Aug sun = 244.9 |Sep sun = 237.0 |Oct sun = 275.9 |Nov sun = 273.0 |Dec sun = 285.2 |year sun = 3028.7 |Jand sun = 8.9 |Febd sun = 8.5 |Mard sun = 8.3 |Aprd sun = 8.1 |Mayd sun = 7.9 |Jund sun = 7.3 |Juld sun = 7.5 |Augd sun = 7.9 |Sepd sun = 7.9 |Octd sun = 8.9 |Novd sun = 9.1 |Decd sun = 9.2 |yeard sun = 8.9 |source 1 = Mauritius Meteorological Services<ref name=MMS /> |date=January 2015 }}
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