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Monthly climate in Maputo, Mozambique

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maputo features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 756 mm (29.8 inches) and receives 88 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maputo enjoys an average of 3803 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 31 minutes to 13 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maputo, Mozambique §

The warmest months in Maputo are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maputo experiences 239 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Maputo, Mozambique.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maputo, Mozambique §

Maputo usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 133 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maputo are May, July and August. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maputo, Mozambique.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 134 (5.3) 177 (7.0) 70 (2.8) 52 (2.1) 22 (0.9) 23 (0.9) 6 (0.2) 16 (0.6) 24 (1.0) 68 (2.7) 74 (2.9) 88 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 15 10 8 3 3 1 4 5 8 10 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Maputo, Mozambique §

The sunniest months in Maputo are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maputo: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maputo, Mozambique.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 298 305 343 315 311 294 310 312 306 320 326 360
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 32m 12h 57m 12h 12m 11h 26m 10h 49m 10h 31m 10h 40m 11h 13m 11h 56m 12h 42m 13h 22m 13h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Maputo, Mozambique §

Maputo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Maputo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maputo, Mozambique.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 14 12 10 7 5 6 7 9 12 12 14