Profile of Mayotte

CAPITAL: Mamoutzou

CURRENCY: Euro

CLIMATE: Located a little more than 10 degrees below the equator in the western Indian Ocean the islands have a maritime tropical climate. In the wet season from October to April, the predominant northerly winds of the Indian Ocean bring moist, warm air to the region. Heaviest rainfall occurs during the period from December to April and amounts can reach as high as 390 mm in a month. From May to September southerly winds dominate the region. These are cooler and drier and temperatures in the islands average around 19 degrees Celsius. Rainfall and temperature vary from island to island during any month and even vary on an island due to the topography. The central, higher areas of an island are often cooler and moister than the coastal regions. This variation results in micro-ecologies on the islands with distinct flora and fauna.

AIRPORT: Dzaoudzi Pamandzi International Airport.

LANGUAGE: French.