Chinde climate — normals and trends
Chinde (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 825 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 December (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Chinde averages 0 frost days, 93 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Chinde has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 29 June 1981).
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
ChindeZambezia Province
- coords
- -18.58°, 36.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
28.2°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
825mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
5.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
93 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
303 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
41.7 °C
2 December 1943
Coldest day
14.7 °C
29 June 1981
Wettest day
278 mm
25 December 1981
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
22 January 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
28 December 1987
Coldest feels-like
13.6 °C
14 July 1985
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 December 1940
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 | 31.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 238 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 143 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 232 mm | +103 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 70 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 65 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 90 mm | +44 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 234 mm | +99 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chinde?
Chinde has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 825 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chinde?
The hottest day measured in Chinde between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chinde?
The coldest day measured in Chinde between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1981, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Chinde?
Almost never: Chinde sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chinde warmed?
Yes: Chinde warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chinde?
The wettest day measured in Chinde between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1981, with 278 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chinde?
The windiest day measured in Chinde between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chinde?
The warmest month in Chinde is December (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Chinde?
Chinde receives on average 825 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chinde?
Chinde gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chinde?
Yes: Chinde has on average 303 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chinde?
In Chinde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 28 December 1987, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 14 July 1985.
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