Is Plaine Magnien safe? Mauritius travel risk
Is Plaine Magnien safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Plaine Magnien scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Mauritius Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 8 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Plaine Magnien scores 27/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mauritius (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Plaine Magnien: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (25/100) and crime and scams (29/100).
A score of 27 is higher than 6% of the cities we score.
Consult the Mauritius travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 20.4286° S, 57.6531° E in Grand Port, Plaine Magnien features an altitude of 67 m. The settlement is located 33.2 km NNW from Port Louis.
Grand Port
20.4286° S, 57.6531° E
67 m
Indian/Mauritius
10,443
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Mauritius
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (30 °C avg high); Wettest: January (203 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Low °C | 25° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 203 | 175 | 160 | 113 | 67 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 62 | 118 |
Normals: Port Louis (33.2 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Plaine Magnien happened in January, February and April (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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