Destination
British Indian Ocean Territory
Asia · Diego Garcia
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Rainy season
Air⌀ 27 °C
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
Sea⌀ 28 °C
29
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
Rainfall⌀ 195 mm
312
292
209
187
136
181
167
160
142
137
128
289
Wind⌀ 7 м/с
7
7
6
6
7
8
10
10
8
8
7
7
Daylight⌀ 12 h
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Trafficright-hand
Health
Yellow fevervaccination not neededno certificate needed
Malariano risk
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis B
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Mobile datapricey$4.4/GB
eSIM: Supported
About the country
- Capital
- Diego Garcia
- Continent
- Asia
- Population
- 4,000
- Area
- 60 km²
- Currency
- Dollar · USD
- Time zone
- 20:02UTC+6
- Calling code
- +246
- Languages
- English