Plaine Magnien

Plaine Magnien (formerly known as Plaisance) is a village in southeast Mauritius located in the Grand Port District.

Plaine Magnien
Village
Plaine Magnien
Coordinates: 20°25′43″S 57°39′11″E
Country	Mauritius
Districts	Grand Port District
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	10,443
Time zone	UTC+4 (MUT)
Area code	230
ISO 3166 code	MU
Climate	Af

Street in Plaine Magnien

Landmarks

The main airport of Mauritius, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, is located in the village of Plaine Magnien.

In addition, it is the birthplace of the former Governor-General of Mauritius, Dayendranath Burrenchobay.^[2]

Plaine Magnien has an all-girls State Secondary School, France Boyer de la Giroday SSS.

Saint Esprit Prestige Store, one of the most popular retail store of the village, is on the main road near the Mauritius Commercial bank.

Climate

Climate data for Plaine Magnien (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport) (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	34.4 (93.9)	34.4 (93.9)	33.4 (92.1)	32.8 (91.0)	31.3 (88.3)	30.2 (86.4)	29.0 (84.2)	28.7 (83.7)	28.7 (83.7)	31.4 (88.5)	32.8 (91.0)	33.8 (92.8)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.2 (86.4)	30.2 (86.4)	29.6 (85.3)	28.7 (83.7)	27.2 (81.0)	25.5 (77.9)	24.6 (76.3)	24.7 (76.5)	25.5 (77.9)	26.8 (80.2)	28.3 (82.9)	29.6 (85.3)	27.6 (81.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	26.9 (80.4)	26.5 (79.7)	25.7 (78.3)	24.0 (75.2)	22.6 (72.7)	21.7 (71.1)	21.7 (71.1)	22.2 (72.0)	23.2 (73.8)	24.6 (76.3)	26.1 (79.0)	24.3 (75.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.7 (74.7)	23.9 (75.0)	23.6 (74.5)	22.7 (72.9)	21.0 (69.8)	19.6 (67.3)	18.9 (66.0)	18.8 (65.8)	19.0 (66.2)	20.1 (68.2)	21.2 (70.2)	22.8 (73.0)	21.3 (70.3)
Record low °C (°F)	18.0 (64.4)	19.7 (67.5)	18.4 (65.1)	17.5 (63.5)	14.9 (58.8)	13.2 (55.8)	11.9 (53.4)	12.8 (55.0)	13.5 (56.3)	13.5 (56.3)	13.4 (56.1)	18.3 (64.9)	11.9 (53.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	231.3 (9.11)	263.0 (10.35)	243.4 (9.58)	175.6 (6.91)	115.5 (4.55)	85.2 (3.35)	85.8 (3.38)	73.8 (2.91)	62.2 (2.45)	49.7 (1.96)	75.6 (2.98)	131.2 (5.17)	1,592.3 (62.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16.2	16.3	16.7	15.8	13.6	13.2	15.8	13.4	10.4	8.5	9.0	11.3	160.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours	233.2	201.7	209.9	197.7	193.2	170.1	164.9	184.6	203.3	235.0	251.6	253.0	2,498.3
Source: NOAA[3]

See also

• List of airports in Mauritius
• List of places in Mauritius
• Mon Tresor City