Plaines Wilhems · MauritiusSummit weather, forecast and climate

Corps de Garde

720 m

Elevation720 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation10 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

20.25° S, 57.45° EElevation 720 mUTC+4 · Mauritius Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Corps de Garde in brief

Corps de Garde rises to 720 m, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, 2.7 km to the NE at 249 m.

Elevation: 720 m · 2,362 ft
Region: Plaines Wilhems
Country: Mauritius
Coordinates: -20.2522, 57.4506
Nearest airport: Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) · 31 km

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Corps de Garde by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	27°	27°	26°	26°	24°	22°	21°	21°	22°	23°	25°	26°
Average low	23°	23°	23°	22°	21°	19°	18°	18°	18°	19°	20°	22°
Precipitation	265 mm	313 mm	224 mm	195 mm	116 mm	70 mm	92 mm	75 mm	72 mm	59 mm	71 mm	175 mm
Cloud cover	37%	38%	33%	28%	21%	18%	21%	22%	21%	23%	22%	31%
Daylight	13h 13	12h 46	12h 14	11h 38	11h 10	10h 55	11h 01	11h 25	11h 58	12h 32	13h 04	13h 21
Month score	57	57	60	64	68	81	75	79	80	84	80	63

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,550 m	4,550 m	4,500 m	4,400 m	4,150 m	3,850 m	3,750 m	3,700 m	3,800 m	3,950 m	4,200 m	4,400 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire	828 m	828 m	18 km S	20°
Pieter Both	820 m	820 m	13 km NE	20°
Le Pouce	812 m	232 m	10 km NE	20°
Montagne Cocotte	771 m	–	21 km S	19°
Trois Mamelles	629 m	–	6.5 km S	21°
Guiby Peak	605 m	–	7.7 km NE	22°
Trou aux Cerfs	605 m	–	9.7 km SE	20°
Junction Peak	192 m	–	6.3 km NE	22°