Chokwé climate — normals and trends
Chokwé (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 512 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Chokwé averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 72 rainy days per year.
Chokwé has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 24 November 1976) and the coldest 5.4 °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
ChokwéGaza Province
- coords
- -24.53°, 32.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.8°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
512mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
174 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
72 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
180 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.026
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
45.1 °C
24 November 1976
Coldest day
5.4 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
199 mm
31 January 1998
Windiest day
63.5 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
21 February 1972
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
24 December 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
27 June 1964
Sunniest day
13.5 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 | 33.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 109 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 132 mm | +52 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 23 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 19 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 107 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chokwé?
Chokwé has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 512 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chokwé?
The hottest day measured in Chokwé between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1976, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chokwé?
The coldest day measured in Chokwé between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Chokwé?
Almost never: Chokwé sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chokwé warmed?
Yes: Chokwé warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chokwé?
The wettest day measured in Chokwé between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1998, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chokwé?
The windiest day measured in Chokwé between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 63.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chokwé?
The warmest month in Chokwé is January (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Chokwé?
Chokwé receives on average 512 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 72 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chokwé?
Chokwé gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chokwé?
Yes: Chokwé has on average 180 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chokwé?
In Chokwé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 24 December 2016, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 27 June 1964.
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