Caia climate — normals and trends
Caia (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 685 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 November (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Caia averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Caia has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 27 November 1951) and the coldest 10.3 °C (on 26 July 1975).
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
CaiaSofala
- coords
- -17.82°, 35.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
685mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
46.7 °C
27 November 1951
Coldest day
10.3 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
265 mm
13 March 2023
Windiest day
58.0 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
25 November 2020
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
15 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 216 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 184 mm | +48 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 152 mm | +57 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 50 mm | +37 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 8 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 18 mm | +9 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 34.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 33.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 65 mm | +13 mm |
| Dec | 31.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 222 mm | +78 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Caia?
Caia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 685 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Caia?
The hottest day measured in Caia between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Caia?
The coldest day measured in Caia between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 10.3 °C.
Does it snow in Caia?
Almost never: Caia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Caia warmed?
Yes: Caia warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Caia?
The wettest day measured in Caia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2023, with 265 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Caia?
The windiest day measured in Caia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 58.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Caia?
The warmest month in Caia is November (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Caia?
Caia receives on average 685 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Caia?
Caia gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Caia?
Yes: Caia has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Caia?
In Caia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 25 November 2020, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 15 June 1968.
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