Seychelles
Seychelles in October
🌧️ Rainy seasonWarm, humid and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics
Why October scores 8.1What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.8
- ✓Warm (30°C highs / 25°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 22.9°C)
- !Wet: ~193 mm rain, ~6 heavy-rain days
- Air quality9.6
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~8 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Oct | Jul | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.1 Very good | 8.8 Excellent |
| Season | 🌧️ Rainy season | 🌦️ Shoulder (showers) |
| High / low | 30° / 25° | 28° / 24° |
| Rain | 193 mm | 80 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 23° | dew pt 23° |
| PM2.5 | 8 µg/m³ | 8 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Victoria weather-station normals. Rainfall: Victoria weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- All Saints' Day 30 Oct – 1 Nov · 3 days off in a row
No national public holidays in Seychelles this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore SeychellesEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyIndian Ocean archipelago of 115 islands, known for granite-boulder beaches, coral reefs and rare wildlife such as the coco de mer palm and giant tortoises.
Festival KreolDate variesUsually late October
A celebration of Creole music, dance, food and language.
Why go: Many events are free.
Where: Mahé, mainly Victoria
Coming up later
National DayEvery year29 June every year
Celebrations of independence in 1976.
Why go: A public holiday.
Where: Victoria
Anse Source d'Argent
A beach on La Digue framed by huge granite boulders, with shallow water.
Vallée de Mai
A UNESCO-listed palm forest on Praslin, home to the coco de mer and the black parrot.
Curieuse Island
An island near Praslin with free-roaming giant tortoises and mangroves.
Morne Seychellois National Park
Mountain forest on Mahé with hiking trails and viewpoints.
Anse Lazio
A sheltered beach on Praslin's north-west coast.
Victoria Market
The market in the small capital, selling fish, fruit and spices.
💡 South-east trade winds from about May to October make some coasts choppy; the north-west monsoon affects other coasts from about December to March.
Creole fish curry
Fish cooked in a coconut-based curry.
💡 Local restaurants and takeaways
Octopus curry
Octopus cooked in coconut milk with spices.
💡 Local restaurants
Grilled fish
Fresh reef fish grilled with Creole sauce.
💡 Beach restaurants
Ladob
Plantain or breadfruit simmered in coconut milk with sugar and spices.
💡 Local restaurants
Coco de mer
The famous double nut of the coco de mer palm.
💡 Licensed shops; an export permit is required
Spices
Vanilla and cinnamon grown on the islands.
💡 Victoria Market
Takamaka rum
Rum made on Mahé.
💡 Shops and duty free
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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