Climate
The Seychelles islands in general have a warm temperature all year round and thanks to their location near the equator, they get frequent and sometimes heavy rainfall. On La Digue, rainfall can be very heavy, but it usually lasts for just one hour or less. The day temperatures on La Digue normally stay between 24°C and 32°C and the nights do not get too much colder than that. There is most rainfall from October to March, with a monthly percipitation of 402.6mm in January. There is least percipitation in July, with only 76.6mm of rain.
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