Dondo climate — normals and trends
Dondo (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 916 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Dondo averages 0 frost days, 161 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Dondo has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 27 November 1951) and the coldest 7.7 °C (on 26 July 1975).
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
DondoSofala
- coords
- -19.61°, 34.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
916mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
161 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
193 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
46.4 °C
27 November 1951
Coldest day
7.7 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
285 mm
29 December 2007
Windiest day
63.3 km/h
14 March 2019
Strongest gust
135.7 km/h
14 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
27 November 1951
Coldest feels-like
5.3 °C
16 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
21 November 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 | 33.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 174 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 152 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 234 mm | +119 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 95 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 27.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 61 mm | +37 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 27 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 30 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | -1.1 °C | 200 mm | +122 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 229 mm | +37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dondo?
Dondo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 916 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dondo?
The hottest day measured in Dondo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dondo?
The coldest day measured in Dondo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Dondo?
Almost never: Dondo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dondo warmed?
Yes: Dondo warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dondo?
The wettest day measured in Dondo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 2007, with 285 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dondo?
The windiest day measured in Dondo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2019, with winds reaching 63.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dondo?
The warmest month in Dondo is December (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dondo?
Dondo receives on average 916 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dondo?
Dondo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dondo?
Yes: Dondo has on average 193 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dondo?
In Dondo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 27 November 1951, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 16 June 1968.
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