Chimoio climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chimoio?

Chimoio has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 941 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 41.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chimoio?

The coldest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 5.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chimoio?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chimoio warmed?

Yes: Chimoio warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chimoio?

The wettest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1986, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chimoio?

The windiest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 57.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chimoio?

The warmest month in Chimoio is November (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chimoio?

Chimoio receives on average 941 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chimoio?

Chimoio gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chimoio (Mozambique) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 941 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Chimoio averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Chimoio has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 27 November 1951) and the coldest 5.4 °C (on 15 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

ChimoioManica

coords: -19.12°, 33.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

17.0°C

Annual rainfall

941mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

14.4km/h

Seasonal range

6.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.3 °C

Average feels-like low

17.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

89 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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

41.8 °C

27 November 1951

Coldest day

5.4 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

236 mm

7 January 1986

Windiest day

57.9 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

97.9 km/h

13 March 1941

Hottest feels-like

44.7 °C

27 November 1951

Coldest feels-like

2.1 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.0 h

21 November 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.3 °C15 January 2025	7.9 °C1 August 2025	22.0 °C	1,265 mm	79
2024	38.0 °C30 September 2024	8.1 °C11 July 2024	22.7 °C	551 mm	128
2023	38.2 °C13 October 2023	9.2 °C26 June 2023	22.2 °C	1,177 mm	99
2022	35.8 °C26 October 2022	8.7 °C30 July 2022	21.7 °C	1,046 mm	64
2021	38.1 °C18 November 2021	9.3 °C4 July 2021	21.8 °C	906 mm	82
2020	37.9 °C7 November 2020	9.6 °C6 July 2020	21.9 °C	978 mm	89
2019	39.8 °C28 October 2019	8.2 °C23 July 2019	22.1 °C	1,097 mm	87
2018	37.1 °C21 November 2018	9.9 °C8 June 2018	21.7 °C	828 mm	75
2017	40.2 °C17 October 2017	10.1 °C26 July 2017	21.3 °C	961 mm	42
2016	36.4 °C31 October 2016	9.3 °C20 June 2016	22.1 °C	684 mm	106
2015	39.2 °C2 November 2015	9.0 °C5 July 2015	21.9 °C	612 mm	77
2014	35.6 °C19 September 2014	9.4 °C11 July 2014	21.4 °C	982 mm	56
2013	38.3 °C28 September 2013	9.3 °C20 June 2013	21.2 °C	1,040 mm	61
2012	36.4 °C29 September 2012	6.9 °C20 July 2012	21.7 °C	797 mm	77
2011	38.3 °C25 October 2011	8.3 °C26 June 2011	21.8 °C	817 mm	73
2010	36.8 °C13 November 2010	9.2 °C14 August 2010	22.0 °C	917 mm	92
2009	34.8 °C18 September 2009	9.3 °C28 June 2009	21.4 °C	843 mm	64
2008	37.6 °C27 September 2008	8.5 °C28 June 2008	21.7 °C	800 mm	88
2007	38.1 °C5 November 2007	9.4 °C21 August 2007	21.6 °C	1,376 mm	64
2006	37.9 °C4 November 2006	8.5 °C7 August 2006	21.7 °C	703 mm	76
2005	36.7 °C27 September 2005	9.5 °C2 August 2005	22.0 °C	758 mm	90
2004	37.6 °C8 October 2004	8.6 °C17 July 2004	21.4 °C	941 mm	61
2003	37.7 °C17 October 2003	9.0 °C11 July 2003	21.5 °C	871 mm	93
2002	34.4 °C29 September 2002	10.6 °C24 June 2002	21.4 °C	523 mm	58
2001	36.0 °C6 September 2001	9.1 °C24 July 2001	21.5 °C	1,069 mm	62
2000	33.8 °C4 September 2000	8.2 °C18 July 2000	20.9 °C	1,398 mm	39
1999	36.0 °C26 September 1999	9.1 °C24 June 1999	21.0 °C	972 mm	43
1998	37.4 °C6 November 1998	9.5 °C15 June 1998	21.5 °C	864 mm	59
1997	36.4 °C22 November 1997	8.7 °C23 July 1997	21.2 °C	1,261 mm	44
1996	35.2 °C25 October 1996	8.7 °C26 July 1996	21.1 °C	1,123 mm	59
1995	36.6 °C20 October 1995	9.0 °C8 July 1995	21.5 °C	685 mm	77
1994	37.4 °C23 November 1994	7.9 °C30 June 1994	21.1 °C	562 mm	64
1993	35.7 °C31 October 1993	10.1 °C8 June 1993	21.4 °C	835 mm	50
1992	39.0 °C25 October 1992	10.0 °C6 July 1992	22.1 °C	640 mm	97
1991	35.8 °C31 October 1991	10.0 °C15 August 1991	21.7 °C	637 mm	63
1990	35.7 °C15 December 1990	10.0 °C4 July 1990	21.2 °C	838 mm	59
1989	36.6 °C3 October 1989	8.9 °C11 July 1989	21.1 °C	991 mm	42
1988	35.5 °C11 October 1988	9.1 °C13 July 1988	20.9 °C	1,111 mm	35
1987	35.5 °C20 November 1987	10.0 °C11 July 1987	21.7 °C	690 mm	74
1986	35.8 °C7 October 1986	8.2 °C27 June 1986	20.9 °C	1,217 mm	40
1985	33.4 °C12 September 1985	8.6 °C14 July 1985	21.0 °C	1,099 mm	36
1984	35.5 °C19 February 1984	9.7 °C9 August 1984	21.1 °C	914 mm	43
1983	35.0 °C13 September 1983	10.0 °C20 July 1983	21.7 °C	751 mm	77
1982	35.5 °C7 December 1982	8.8 °C11 June 1982	21.0 °C	694 mm	47
1981	38.0 °C8 November 1981	7.5 °C12 June 1981	20.5 °C	1,001 mm	52
1980	36.9 °C13 November 1980	8.8 °C6 July 1980	21.1 °C	858 mm	64
1979	37.9 °C23 September 1979	9.3 °C26 July 1979	20.9 °C	781 mm	67
1978	37.2 °C29 September 1978	9.0 °C3 June 1978	21.0 °C	1,098 mm	49
1977	35.6 °C19 October 1977	8.6 °C5 July 1977	21.2 °C	1,038 mm	43
1976	39.8 °C25 November 1976	6.5 °C18 July 1976	20.8 °C	1,097 mm	43
1975	35.8 °C14 November 1975	6.3 °C26 July 1975	20.6 °C	852 mm	47
1974	35.7 °C18 October 1974	9.2 °C28 July 1974	20.5 °C	1,122 mm	30
1973	36.2 °C14 September 1973	9.4 °C18 July 1973	21.2 °C	1,020 mm	64
1972	35.5 °C25 September 1972	7.7 °C3 August 1972	21.1 °C	876 mm	67
1971	34.8 °C23 October 1971	8.9 °C15 July 1971	21.3 °C	694 mm	49
1970	35.4 °C8 October 1970	9.3 °C7 July 1970	21.3 °C	722 mm	59
1969	38.6 °C26 November 1969	9.6 °C11 July 1969	21.2 °C	1,131 mm	64
1968	37.2 °C3 October 1968	5.4 °C15 June 1968	21.1 °C	809 mm	78
1967	36.8 °C5 October 1967	7.3 °C19 July 1967	21.2 °C	818 mm	58
1966	37.1 °C7 December 1966	8.2 °C28 July 1966	21.1 °C	993 mm	63
1965	35.0 °C4 November 1965	8.5 °C26 June 1965	20.5 °C	496 mm	44
1964	38.3 °C10 November 1964	7.8 °C28 June 1964	20.7 °C	811 mm	45
1963	35.3 °C23 September 1963	7.8 °C18 July 1963	20.6 °C	940 mm	41
1962	37.0 °C18 October 1962	8.8 °C27 June 1962	21.1 °C	1,096 mm	52
1961	39.4 °C29 October 1961	9.8 °C9 July 1961	21.5 °C	835 mm	70
1960	38.2 °C10 October 1960	7.8 °C3 July 1960	21.4 °C	741 mm	76
1959	38.4 °C4 October 1959	10.6 °C15 June 1959	21.3 °C	835 mm	58
1958	36.6 °C11 October 1958	8.7 °C29 July 1958	21.2 °C	1,405 mm	51
1957	37.7 °C25 November 1957	8.5 °C21 July 1957	21.4 °C	925 mm	85
1956	36.1 °C15 October 1956	8.3 °C24 July 1956	20.9 °C	1,122 mm	37
1955	38.5 °C14 November 1955	9.1 °C12 August 1955	20.6 °C	1,050 mm	48
1954	39.4 °C27 October 1954	8.8 °C24 July 1954	21.8 °C	772 mm	92
1953	35.8 °C31 October 1953	8.2 °C1 August 1953	20.9 °C	1,391 mm	49
1952	36.9 °C13 September 1952	9.5 °C21 June 1952	21.4 °C	998 mm	75
1951	41.8 °C27 November 1951	8.7 °C14 July 1951	22.6 °C	607 mm	166
1950	37.2 °C24 October 1950	9.6 °C28 May 1950	20.9 °C	958 mm	61
1949	37.2 °C3 November 1949	8.9 °C7 August 1949	21.3 °C	1,150 mm	88
1948	37.4 °C13 October 1948	8.6 °C18 July 1948	20.9 °C	1,562 mm	53
1947	37.7 °C30 October 1947	8.5 °C6 July 1947	21.1 °C	1,241 mm	61
1946	37.9 °C24 October 1946	7.9 °C19 June 1946	20.7 °C	1,333 mm	46
1945	37.1 °C13 October 1945	8.4 °C29 June 1945	21.2 °C	1,155 mm	70
1944	37.6 °C27 September 1944	8.8 °C11 June 1944	21.0 °C	1,019 mm	59
1943	37.7 °C2 December 1943	8.7 °C5 September 1943	21.1 °C	1,334 mm	65
1942	37.6 °C13 October 1942	8.3 °C10 July 1942	21.6 °C	907 mm	75
1941	39.6 °C11 October 1941	8.6 °C28 July 1941	22.1 °C	674 mm	101
1940	38.9 °C12 November 1940	9.5 °C10 August 1940	21.8 °C	870 mm	77

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.2 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1265 mm

+324 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.8 °C	+1.9 °C	205 mm	+1 mm
Feb	29.6 °C	+2.0 °C	293 mm	+110 mm
Mar	27.6 °C	+0.5 °C	157 mm	+46 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+0.9 °C	80 mm	+34 mm
May	24.6 °C	-0.2 °C	39 mm	+22 mm
Jun	24.2 °C	+1.1 °C	14 mm	+4 mm
Jul	23.1 °C	+0.3 °C	18 mm	+8 mm
Aug	26.5 °C	+1.5 °C	4 mm	-8 mm
Sep	29.5 °C	+1.6 °C	19 mm	+5 mm
Oct	29.5 °C	-0.1 °C	17 mm	-16 mm
Nov	28.2 °C	-1.1 °C	121 mm	+24 mm
Dec	27.5 °C	-0.8 °C	299 mm	+94 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.3 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest day

7.9 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

82.7 mm

9 Feb 2025

Windiest day

34.3 km/h

12 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

12 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.6 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

22 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chimoio?

Chimoio has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 941 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chimoio?

The hottest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 41.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chimoio?

The coldest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 5.4 °C.

Does it snow in Chimoio?

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

Has the climate of Chimoio warmed?

Yes: Chimoio warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chimoio?

The wettest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1986, with 236 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chimoio?

The windiest day measured in Chimoio between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 57.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chimoio?

The warmest month in Chimoio is November (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (17.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Chimoio?

Chimoio receives on average 941 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chimoio?

Chimoio gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chimoio?

Yes: Chimoio has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chimoio?

In Chimoio, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 27 November 1951, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 15 June 1968.

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