Maputo
Elevation 31 m25.97° S, 32.57° E
When to go?
Mean 27 °C, 11 rain days in the month (138 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 27 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
Mean 27 °C, 10 rain days in the month (135 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 28 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 31 °C
Mean 26 °C, 9 rain days in the month (101 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 27 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 30 °C
Mean 24 °C, 6 rain days in the month (61 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 26 °C
Mean 22 °C, 3 rain days in the month (26 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 24 °C
Mean 20 °C, 2 rain days in the month (17 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 23 °C
Mean 20 °C, 2 rain days in the month (15 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 22 °C
Mean 21 °C, 2 rain days in the month (16 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 22 °C
Mean 23 °C, 4 rain days in the month (43 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 22 °C
Mean 23 °C, 6 rain days in the month (64 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for the seawater at 23 °C
Mean 25 °C, 8 rain days in the month (92 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 25 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 29 °C
Mean 26 °C, 9 rain days in the month (106 mm).
Good for
- Ideal for the seawater at 26 °C
Against
- Hothighs of 30 °C
The best months are April–October. Ideal for the sea: all year. Avoid November–March (hot).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Sea temperature: Mozambique Channel
Monthly mean sea temperature: Mozambique Channel (°C)
Monthly mean sea temperature: Mozambique Channel (°C)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.3 °C; in the last ten years by +0.4 °C. Warmest year: 1992 (+0.9 °C), coldest: 1968 (−1.2 °C).
June and September warmed the most (+0.5 and +0.4 °C), January the least (−0.1 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.
The sea, then and now
≈no clear change of the sea compared with 1961–1990