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Monthly climate in Nacala, Nampula, Mozambique

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nacala features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 20 °C (68 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 914 mm (36.0 inches) and receives 122 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nacala enjoys an average of 3959 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 15 minutes to 12 hours 57 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nacala, Nampula, Mozambique §

The warmest months in Nacala are February, March and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 27 °C (81 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 24 °C (75 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nacala experiences 319 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 Nacala, Nampula, 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 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nacala, Nampula, Mozambique §

Nacala usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 20 rainy days and 167 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nacala are August, September and October. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nacala, Nampula, 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) 173 (6.8) 168 (6.6) 161 (6.3) 130 (5.1) 26 (1.0) 19 (0.7) 22 (0.8) 7 (0.3) 12 (0.5) 15 (0.6) 26 (1.0) 156 (6.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 21 22 18 5 5 6 1 1 3 5 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Nacala, Nampula, Mozambique §

The sunniest months in Nacala are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nacala: January, February and June receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nacala, Nampula, 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 266 318 327 319 334 317 328 338 337 358 360 352
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 51m 12h 33m 12h 9m 11h 44m 11h 25m 11h 15m 11h 20m 11h 37m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 46m 12h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Nacala, Nampula, Mozambique §

Nacala experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nacala UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nacala, Nampula, 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) 16 15 16 13 10 8 9 12 13 13 14 14