Boane climate — normals and trends
Boane (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 656 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is January (25.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Boane averages 0 frost days, 113 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Boane has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 7 October 1947) and the coldest 5.8 °C (on 27 June 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BoaneMaputo Province
- coords
- -26.04°, 32.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
18.2°C
Annual rainfall
656mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
113 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.1 °C
Average feels-like low
18.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
131 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.8 °C
7 October 1947
Coldest day
5.8 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
185 mm
4 February 1950
Windiest day
47.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
28 January 1997
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
15 November 1940
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
27 June 1964
Sunniest day
13.6 h
30 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 217 mm | +114 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 82 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 37 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 27.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 52 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 34 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 41 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 90 mm | +7 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 127 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Boane?
Boane has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 656 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Boane?
The hottest day measured in Boane between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Boane?
The coldest day measured in Boane between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Boane?
Almost never: Boane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Boane warmed?
Yes: Boane warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Boane?
The wettest day measured in Boane between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1950, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Boane?
The windiest day measured in Boane between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 47.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Boane?
The warmest month in Boane is January (25.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Boane?
Boane receives on average 656 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Boane?
Boane gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Boane?
Yes: Boane has on average 131 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Boane?
In Boane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 15 November 1940, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 27 June 1964.
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