Catandica climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Catandica?

Catandica has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 981 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catandica?

The hottest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Catandica?

The coldest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1968, at 4.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Catandica?

Almost never: Catandica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Catandica warmed?

Yes: Catandica warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Catandica?

The wettest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2020, with 265 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Catandica?

The windiest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 40.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Catandica?

The warmest month in Catandica is November (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Catandica?

Catandica receives on average 981 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Catandica?

Catandica gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Catandica (Mozambique) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 981 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Catandica averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.

Catandica has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 17 October 2017) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 17 June 1968).

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

CatandicaManica

coords: -18.06°, 33.17°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

16.0°C

Annual rainfall

981mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

11.5km/h

Seasonal range

7.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

124 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.0 °C

Average feels-like low

16.5 °C

Average peak gust

32.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

43 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.6 °C

17 October 2017

Coldest day

4.4 °C

17 June 1968

Wettest day

265 mm

12 February 2020

Windiest day

40.2 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

99.0 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

27 November 1951

Coldest feels-like

1.1 °C

16 June 1968

Sunniest day

12.9 h

24 November 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.1 °C2 November 2025	6.0 °C1 August 2025	21.5 °C	1,262 mm	82
2024	38.1 °C30 September 2024	7.1 °C11 July 2024	22.0 °C	615 mm	129
2023	38.4 °C13 October 2023	7.7 °C27 June 2023	21.8 °C	1,196 mm	115
2022	36.0 °C26 October 2022	7.2 °C30 July 2022	21.2 °C	1,173 mm	71
2021	38.6 °C9 November 2021	6.9 °C4 July 2021	21.3 °C	701 mm	89
2020	38.7 °C8 November 2020	7.7 °C10 August 2020	21.4 °C	1,266 mm	99
2019	39.2 °C28 October 2019	6.2 °C24 July 2019	21.4 °C	981 mm	91
2018	37.1 °C21 November 2018	8.7 °C7 June 2018	21.2 °C	1,066 mm	75
2017	40.6 °C17 October 2017	8.4 °C23 June 2017	21.0 °C	1,090 mm	48
2016	36.6 °C31 October 2016	7.5 °C20 June 2016	21.6 °C	758 mm	118
2015	38.9 °C13 December 2015	5.9 °C5 August 2015	21.3 °C	682 mm	79
2014	36.0 °C19 September 2014	7.6 °C13 July 2014	20.9 °C	1,081 mm	68
2013	37.7 °C28 September 2013	8.0 °C20 June 2013	20.7 °C	1,028 mm	70
2012	36.6 °C19 October 2012	4.9 °C20 July 2012	21.1 °C	747 mm	77
2011	38.4 °C26 October 2011	7.7 °C27 June 2011	21.1 °C	914 mm	71
2010	37.4 °C12 October 2010	7.0 °C15 August 2010	21.3 °C	1,039 mm	92
2009	34.9 °C18 December 2009	7.6 °C28 June 2009	20.7 °C	784 mm	65
2008	37.2 °C27 September 2008	6.9 °C29 June 2008	20.9 °C	935 mm	98
2007	36.3 °C5 November 2007	8.3 °C20 August 2007	21.1 °C	1,109 mm	75
2006	37.6 °C4 November 2006	6.8 °C6 June 2006	20.9 °C	766 mm	66
2005	37.1 °C21 October 2005	7.8 °C27 July 2005	21.3 °C	870 mm	84
2004	37.4 °C8 October 2004	7.7 °C17 July 2004	20.7 °C	1,001 mm	60
2003	37.4 °C17 October 2003	8.3 °C11 July 2003	21.0 °C	857 mm	107
2002	36.5 °C5 November 2002	9.1 °C23 June 2002	21.0 °C	453 mm	67
2001	36.3 °C5 November 2001	8.2 °C18 June 2001	21.0 °C	1,169 mm	69
2000	34.1 °C25 October 2000	7.9 °C19 July 2000	20.5 °C	1,129 mm	54
1999	35.4 °C18 November 1999	8.4 °C25 June 1999	20.4 °C	1,058 mm	44
1998	36.6 °C6 November 1998	7.7 °C15 June 1998	21.0 °C	1,075 mm	61
1997	35.7 °C22 November 1997	8.9 °C23 July 1997	20.6 °C	1,459 mm	44
1996	35.2 °C25 October 1996	6.8 °C2 July 1996	20.6 °C	1,136 mm	60
1995	36.7 °C20 October 1995	7.6 °C10 June 1995	20.9 °C	828 mm	78
1994	37.2 °C23 November 1994	7.6 °C3 July 1994	20.5 °C	610 mm	60
1993	35.6 °C31 October 1993	8.6 °C8 June 1993	20.9 °C	863 mm	50
1992	37.5 °C25 October 1992	8.5 °C14 August 1992	21.5 °C	627 mm	100
1991	35.5 °C31 October 1991	8.7 °C14 June 1991	21.0 °C	694 mm	55
1990	35.2 °C7 October 1990	7.8 °C4 July 1990	20.8 °C	867 mm	61
1989	36.2 °C3 October 1989	8.4 °C11 July 1989	20.6 °C	1,074 mm	47
1988	36.0 °C11 October 1988	7.5 °C30 July 1988	20.4 °C	1,246 mm	40
1987	36.4 °C20 November 1987	7.4 °C2 July 1987	21.1 °C	785 mm	85
1986	35.2 °C7 October 1986	6.1 °C25 June 1986	20.2 °C	1,069 mm	37
1985	32.9 °C29 October 1985	6.6 °C14 July 1985	20.2 °C	1,301 mm	38
1984	34.9 °C4 September 1984	8.3 °C20 August 1984	20.6 °C	875 mm	47
1983	34.2 °C14 September 1983	8.1 °C15 August 1983	21.1 °C	752 mm	82
1982	34.2 °C7 December 1982	6.8 °C13 July 1982	20.3 °C	958 mm	46
1981	37.2 °C8 November 1981	6.1 °C12 June 1981	19.8 °C	1,220 mm	46
1980	36.5 °C12 November 1980	7.1 °C7 July 1980	20.4 °C	983 mm	64
1979	36.8 °C23 September 1979	7.5 °C26 July 1979	20.3 °C	718 mm	72
1978	36.7 °C29 September 1978	6.8 °C15 June 1978	20.4 °C	1,207 mm	51
1977	35.6 °C10 November 1977	6.5 °C6 July 1977	20.5 °C	1,139 mm	54
1976	38.8 °C25 November 1976	5.8 °C18 July 1976	20.1 °C	1,065 mm	43
1975	35.7 °C14 November 1975	4.5 °C26 July 1975	20.0 °C	961 mm	47
1974	36.7 °C18 October 1974	7.6 °C15 June 1974	19.9 °C	1,157 mm	36
1973	35.9 °C15 September 1973	7.3 °C18 July 1973	20.4 °C	1,072 mm	66
1972	35.7 °C25 September 1972	7.5 °C4 August 1972	20.3 °C	941 mm	56
1971	34.0 °C23 October 1971	7.8 °C16 July 1971	20.5 °C	717 mm	47
1970	35.4 °C8 October 1970	7.9 °C7 July 1970	20.7 °C	757 mm	62
1969	37.9 °C28 November 1969	7.7 °C18 July 1969	20.6 °C	1,108 mm	64
1968	37.1 °C16 October 1968	4.4 °C17 June 1968	20.4 °C	793 mm	77
1967	36.8 °C11 December 1967	4.6 °C19 July 1967	20.5 °C	728 mm	56
1966	34.8 °C7 December 1966	6.9 °C28 July 1966	20.5 °C	876 mm	62
1965	34.8 °C4 November 1965	7.2 °C5 July 1965	19.7 °C	450 mm	45
1964	37.2 °C10 November 1964	5.1 °C28 June 1964	20.0 °C	936 mm	52
1963	35.6 °C6 October 1963	7.1 °C6 June 1963	19.9 °C	1,029 mm	36
1962	36.6 °C18 October 1962	7.2 °C28 June 1962	20.3 °C	1,154 mm	45
1961	37.4 °C29 October 1961	8.7 °C9 July 1961	20.8 °C	894 mm	64
1960	36.5 °C10 October 1960	7.3 °C3 July 1960	20.6 °C	848 mm	69
1959	36.7 °C4 October 1959	8.9 °C15 June 1959	20.5 °C	777 mm	53
1958	35.7 °C11 October 1958	7.1 °C29 July 1958	20.3 °C	1,533 mm	47
1957	37.6 °C25 November 1957	6.6 °C17 June 1957	20.6 °C	1,074 mm	74
1956	35.2 °C15 October 1956	5.7 °C5 July 1956	20.0 °C	1,113 mm	33
1955	37.2 °C14 November 1955	6.9 °C12 August 1955	19.9 °C	1,110 mm	48
1954	38.5 °C27 October 1954	7.6 °C24 July 1954	20.9 °C	703 mm	75
1953	35.3 °C31 October 1953	6.3 °C2 August 1953	20.1 °C	1,756 mm	50
1952	36.8 °C1 October 1952	8.0 °C16 July 1952	20.7 °C	1,059 mm	77
1951	40.5 °C27 November 1951	6.4 °C14 July 1951	21.7 °C	527 mm	138
1950	37.4 °C24 October 1950	7.8 °C21 August 1950	20.2 °C	1,025 mm	54
1949	37.6 °C3 November 1949	7.4 °C9 August 1949	20.8 °C	1,016 mm	100
1948	37.2 °C13 October 1948	7.4 °C16 July 1948	20.2 °C	1,798 mm	52
1947	36.7 °C28 October 1947	6.9 °C6 July 1947	20.4 °C	1,255 mm	63
1946	37.6 °C24 October 1946	6.1 °C5 August 1946	19.9 °C	1,488 mm	43
1945	36.4 °C13 October 1945	5.8 °C29 June 1945	20.5 °C	928 mm	71
1944	36.6 °C27 September 1944	7.1 °C8 July 1944	20.2 °C	1,084 mm	53
1943	37.4 °C2 December 1943	6.9 °C27 July 1943	20.3 °C	1,079 mm	62
1942	36.3 °C13 October 1942	7.1 °C2 August 1942	20.7 °C	902 mm	61
1941	38.2 °C11 October 1941	7.1 °C29 July 1941	21.2 °C	631 mm	103
1940	37.6 °C12 November 1940	7.5 °C13 August 1940	20.8 °C	811 mm	66

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.3 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

82 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1262 mm

+281 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.4 °C	+1.7 °C	223 mm	+6 mm
Feb	29.5 °C	+2.1 °C	196 mm	+0 mm
Mar	28.4 °C	+1.3 °C	117 mm	+8 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+1.4 °C	115 mm	+71 mm
May	25.0 °C	+0.3 °C	17 mm	+4 mm
Jun	24.3 °C	+1.7 °C	19 mm	+11 mm
Jul	22.5 °C	+0.4 °C	18 mm	+8 mm
Aug	26.2 °C	+1.7 °C	1 mm	-10 mm
Sep	29.8 °C	+2.1 °C	12 mm	-4 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+0.5 °C	19 mm	-15 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	-1.1 °C	146 mm	+39 mm
Dec	27.2 °C	-0.9 °C	380 mm	+162 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.1 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

6.0 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

96.5 mm

23 Dec 2025

Windiest day

29.0 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

80.3 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.5 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.3 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

24 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Catandica?

Catandica has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 981 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Catandica?

The hottest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Catandica?

The coldest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1968, at 4.4 °C.

Does it snow in Catandica?

Almost never: Catandica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Catandica warmed?

Yes: Catandica warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Catandica?

The wettest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 2020, with 265 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Catandica?

The windiest day measured in Catandica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 40.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Catandica?

The warmest month in Catandica is November (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Catandica?

Catandica receives on average 981 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Catandica?

Catandica gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Catandica?

Yes: Catandica has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Catandica?

In Catandica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 27 November 1951, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 16 June 1968.

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