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Climate change impacts and light attenuation from suspended sediments, due to runoff, natural resuspension or dredging, can both impede the replenishment of coral populations. Here we tested the independent and combined impacts of climate change (current temperature and dissolved CO₂, and 2 future climate scenarios) and a 1 mo long light attenuation period at 5 different light levels (0.1 to 4 mol photons m^-2 d^-1) on early Acropora millepora recruits. Additionally, we evaluated whether the effects were age dependent by comparing responses of recruits that were 1 mo old (‘early attenuation’) vs. 2 mo old (‘late attenuation’). Recruit survival, size and Symbiodiniaceae densities increased slightly under moderate future climate conditions (current temperature +0.44°C, 692 ppm pCO₂), but decreased under a more severe climate scenario (+0.94°C, 985 ppm pCO₂). Light attenuation significantly decreased …