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Monthly climate in Nampula, Mozambique

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nampula features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (69 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 827 mm (32.6 inches) and receives 115 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nampula enjoys an average of 3848 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 12 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nampula, Mozambique §

The warmest months in Nampula are February, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nampula experiences 309 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 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 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nampula, Mozambique §

Nampula usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 19 rainy days and 162 mm (6.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nampula are June, August and September. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in 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) 190 (7.5) 146 (5.7) 138 (5.5) 88 (3.5) 18 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 15 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 42 (1.7) 149 (5.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 20 20 14 3 3 5 1 1 4 7 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Nampula, Mozambique §

The sunniest months in Nampula are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nampula: January, April and June receive an average of 9 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in 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 255 311 325 310 326 301 314 321 328 353 351 347
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 53m 12h 34m 12h 9m 11h 44m 11h 23m 11h 13m 11h 18m 11h 36m 12h 0m 12h 25m 12h 48m 12h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Nampula, Mozambique §

Nampula experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and March, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 Nampula UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for 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) 17 16 16 13 10 9 9 11 13 13 15 15