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Monthly climate in Quelimane, Mozambique

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Quelimane features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (94 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 878 mm (34.6 inches) and receives 144 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Quelimane enjoys an average of 3946 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 3 minutes to 13 hours 10 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Quelimane, Mozambique §

The warmest months in Quelimane are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 28 °C (82 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Quelimane experiences 258 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 Quelimane, 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
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Quelimane, Mozambique §

Quelimane usually has the most precipitation in January, March and December, with an average of 18 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Quelimane are August, September and October. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Quelimane, 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) 184 (7.3) 88 (3.5) 199 (7.8) 82 (3.2) 35 (1.4) 44 (1.7) 32 (1.3) 17 (0.7) 16 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 47 (1.8) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 19 18 21 16 11 13 11 5 4 5 7 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Quelimane, Mozambique §

The sunniest months in Quelimane are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Quelimane: January, June and July receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Quelimane, 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 287 320 330 324 322 306 317 331 337 358 349 362
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 3m 12h 39m 12h 10m 11h 39m 11h 15m 11h 3m 11h 9m 11h 30m 11h 59m 12h 29m 12h 56m 13h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Quelimane, Mozambique §

Quelimane experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Quelimane UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Quelimane, 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 16 14 12 9 8 8 10 11 12 14 14