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Seychelles at a glance

Places of Earth follows 40 places here month by month, with 10 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are September, October and November.

Seychelles's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+247%38k in 1950 → 133k in 2025 → 142k in 2050
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Seychelles · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$35,9002025 · 61/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy76.32024 · 95/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities45 %2025 · 157/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet88 %2024 · 69/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.852024 · 111/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover59 %2024 · 34/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Seychelles

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Seychelles

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with everything we follow there.

22 regions

Seychelles from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Seychelles
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Grand'Ansebest Sep–Nov65Grand'Anse
Photo: A.Savin · FAL · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Glacisbest Sep–Nov66Glacis

Nature in Seychelles

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Seychelles

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Seychelles

2 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Seychelles

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Seychelles

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Seychelles

1 large airports, 8 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsG240 V
Emergency112Calling code +248
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencySeychellois RupeeSCR
LanguagesEnglish · French
Local time19:08Victoria