When to go · Moroni
Moroni in January
Avoid month. Wet season; cyclone risk; flights and boats may be cancelled.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 18
- Crowds
- Low
- Comoros overall
- Prices
- Low
- Comoros overall
Verdict
Wet season; cyclone risk; flights and boats may be cancelled.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than January?
January is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in January
- MoroniHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 18 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 18 days
- Coasts of all three islands, Comoros · Moroni, Mitsamiouli, Fomboni, Mutsamudustorm or typhoon risk
Hot, humid rainy season November–April with cyclone risk; drier, breezier and cooler May–October.
Wet season
Green hills and fewer visitors; storms clear the air.
Watch: Cyclone risk, flight delays and flooded roads.
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 · Island-wide
Heavy rain, delayed flights, some roads flooded.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Comoros overall
- Low
- Prices · Comoros overall
- Low
Comoros overall: Hot, wet and cyclone-prone; inter-island links disrupted.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Moroni, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Jun: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 18
Jun: 6 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Low
Jun: Low
Prices
Jan: Low
Jun: Low
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Jun: 2
January: Wet season; cyclone risk; flights and boats may be cancelled.
June: Dry season.
Moroni: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries