Cuamba climate — normals and trends
Cuamba (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 882 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Cuamba averages 0 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Cuamba 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 39.0 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 11 July 1956).
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
CuambaNiassa Province
- coords
- -14.80°, 36.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
882mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
161 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
39.0 °C
2 December 1943
Coldest day
7.2 °C
11 July 1956
Wettest day
202 mm
27 February 2024
Windiest day
36.1 km/h
10 March 2025
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
16 December 2024
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
13 December 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.5 °C
11 July 1956
Sunniest day
12.9 h
16 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 | 28.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 349 mm | +118 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 225 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 196 mm | +64 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | -1.8 °C | 142 mm | +80 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 378 mm | +186 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cuamba?
Cuamba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 882 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cuamba?
The hottest day measured in Cuamba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cuamba?
The coldest day measured in Cuamba between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1956, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Cuamba?
Almost never: Cuamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cuamba warmed?
Yes: Cuamba warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cuamba?
The wettest day measured in Cuamba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2024, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cuamba?
The windiest day measured in Cuamba between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2025, with winds reaching 36.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cuamba?
The warmest month in Cuamba is November (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Cuamba?
Cuamba receives on average 882 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cuamba?
Cuamba gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cuamba?
Yes: Cuamba has on average 161 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cuamba?
In Cuamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 13 December 2023, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 11 July 1956.
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