climigo

Mozambique

When to go?

The best months are May–September. Avoid October–April (hot, at times often rainy).

Climate zones

EswatiniZimbabweMalawiZambiaSouth AfricaBotswanaDemocratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaMaputoMaputoMaputoBeiraBeiraBeiraIsland of MozambiqueIsland of MozambiqueIsland of MozambiqueNampulaNampulaNampulaQuelimaneQuelimaneQuelimane

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 31°22°
February 31°22°
March 31°22°
April 30°20°
May 29°17°
June 27°15°
July 26°14°
August 28°16°
September 31°18°
October 32°20°
November 33°22°
December 32°22°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec22.4 · 31.0 °CJanuary: 22.4 · 31.0 °C22.3 · 31.2 °CFebruary: 22.3 · 31.2 °C21.7 · 30.7 °CMarch: 21.7 · 30.7 °C19.8 · 29.5 °CApril: 19.8 · 29.5 °C17.2 · 28.5 °CMay: 17.2 · 28.5 °C15.2 · 27.0 °CJune: 15.2 · 27.0 °C14.4 · 26.3 °CJuly: 14.4 · 26.3 °C15.6 · 28.3 °CAugust: 15.6 · 28.3 °C17.9 · 30.5 °CSeptember: 17.9 · 30.5 °C19.9 · 31.8 °COctober: 19.9 · 31.8 °C21.6 · 32.7 °CNovember: 21.6 · 32.7 °C22.2 · 31.8 °CDecember: 22.2 · 31.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 22.4 – 31.0 °C
Feb 22.3 – 31.2 °C
Mar 21.7 – 30.7 °C
Apr 19.8 – 29.5 °C
May 17.2 – 28.5 °C
Jun 15.2 – 27.0 °C
Jul 14.4 – 26.3 °C
Aug 15.6 – 28.3 °C
Sep 17.9 – 30.5 °C
Oct 19.9 – 31.8 °C
Nov 21.6 – 32.7 °C
Dec 22.2 – 31.8 °C

How much it rains

January 253 mm16 d
February 202 mm13 d
March 157 mm12 d
April 62 mm7 d
May 19 mm2 d
June 14 mm2 d
July 12 mm2 d
August 8 mm1 d
September 10 mm1 d
October 20 mm2 d
November 61 mm5 d
December 175 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec253 mm · 16 rain days · 16 mm a dayJanuary: 253 mm · 16 rain days · 16 mm a day202 mm · 13 rain days · 16 mm a dayFebruary: 202 mm · 13 rain days · 16 mm a day157 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a dayMarch: 157 mm · 12 rain days · 13 mm a day62 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayApril: 62 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day19 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 19 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a day14 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 14 mm · 2 rain days · 7 mm a day12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a dayJuly: 12 mm · 2 rain days · 6 mm a day8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a dayAugust: 8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a daySeptember: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a day61 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a dayNovember: 61 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a day175 mm · 11 rain days · 16 mm a dayDecember: 175 mm · 11 rain days · 16 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 253 mm16 d
Feb 202 mm13 d
Mar 157 mm12 d
Apr 62 mm7 d
May 19 mm2 d
Jun 14 mm2 d
Jul 12 mm2 d
Aug 8 mm1 d
Sep 10 mm1 d
Oct 20 mm2 d
Nov 61 mm5 d
Dec 175 mm11 d

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

January 13 h 03
February 12 h 40
March 12 h 12
April 11 h 42
May 11 h 18
June 11 h 05
July 11 h 11
August 11 h 31
September 11 h 59
October 12 h 29
November 12 h 56
December 13 h 10

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Maputo

Beira

Island of Mozambique

Cities