When to go · Réunion
Réunion in August
Good month. Busy with metropolitan visitors; book Mafate gîtes early.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- High
- Réunion
- Prices
- High
- Réunion
Verdict
Busy with metropolitan visitors; book Mafate gîtes early.
Weather in August
- West coast (leeward) · Saint-Gilles, L'Hermitage, Saint-Leu, Saint-Pierrebest weather
The dry, sunny side; lagoon swimming all year, hot and humid in summer.
- East coast (windward) · Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Rose, Saint-Philippefine
Among the rainiest places on earth in cyclone season; green, waterfalls, lava flows.
- Cirques · Cilaos, Salazie, Mafatecool
Clear mornings, cloud by late morning; June–August nights near 5 °C in Cilaos.
- High peaks and volcano · Piton des Neiges, Piton de la Fournaise, Plaine des Cafrescool
Frost possible at the summits June–August; start before dawn for views.
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.
Assumption
15 Aug
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Réunion
- High
- Prices · Réunion
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket
Where to go in August
Rated best or good this month
West coast (leeward)
Best weather of the year (Saint-Gilles, L'Hermitage, Saint-Leu, Saint-Pierre)
Dry; French school holidays.