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Comoros in January

Avoid month. Hot, wet and cyclone-prone; inter-island links disrupted.

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Crowds
Low
Comoros
Prices
Low
Comoros

Verdict

AvoidVoykit month rating for Comoros

Hot, wet and cyclone-prone; inter-island links disrupted.

Is another month better than January?

January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in January

  • Coasts of all three islands · Moroni, Mitsamiouli, Fomboni, Mutsamudustorm or typhoon risk

    Hot, humid rainy season November–April with cyclone risk; drier, breezier and cooler May–October.

  • Highlands and Karthala · Mount Karthala, Anjouan and Mohéli interiorsrainy

    Much wetter and cooler; Karthala's summit is cold at night — climb in the dry season only.

  • Grand Comore: Grand Comore · entire islanddry

    Dry season May–October; rainy season November–April, hikes safest June–September.

  • Moheli: Moheli · Islanddry

    June–November offers turtle nesting and humpback whales; dry season May–October gives reliable transport.

  • Moroni30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days
  • Hamavouna31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 18 rain days
  • Hoani31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days
  • Itsamia30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days
  • Nioumachoua30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Wet and cyclone season

    November to April · Moroni

    Heavy rain, delayed flights, some roads flooded.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Comoros
Low
Prices · Comoros
Low

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Comoros, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Avoid

    Jun: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Jan: Low

    Jun: Low

  • Prices

    Jan: Low

    Jun: Low

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 1

    Jun: 2

January: Hot, wet and cyclone-prone; inter-island links disrupted.

June: Pleasant, breezy; good Karthala conditions.

Comoros: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
  • A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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Where to go in January

Better another month

  • Coasts of all three islands

    Hot, humid rainy season November–April with cyclone risk; drier, breezier and cooler May–October.

  • Moroni

    Wet season; cyclone risk; flights and boats may be cancelled.