Iapala climate — normals and trends
Iapala (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 890 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Iapala averages 0 frost days, 86 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Iapala 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 37.6 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 7.9 °C (on 31 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
IapalaNampula
- coords
- -15.03°, 38.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
27.8°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
890mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
86 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
19.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
131 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
37.6 °C
2 December 1943
Coldest day
7.9 °C
31 July 1956
Wettest day
154 mm
18 January 1967
Windiest day
47.2 km/h
10 March 2025
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
10 March 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
16 November 2008
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
14 July 1985
Sunniest day
12.9 h
19 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 371 mm | +136 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 207 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 196 mm | +56 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 21 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 27.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 113 mm | +54 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 405 mm | +226 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Iapala?
Iapala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 890 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Iapala?
The hottest day measured in Iapala between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Iapala?
The coldest day measured in Iapala between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1956, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Iapala?
Almost never: Iapala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Iapala warmed?
Yes: Iapala warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Iapala?
The wettest day measured in Iapala between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1967, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Iapala?
The windiest day measured in Iapala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2025, with winds reaching 47.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Iapala?
The warmest month in Iapala is November (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Iapala?
Iapala receives on average 890 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Iapala?
Iapala gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Iapala?
Yes: Iapala has on average 131 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Iapala?
In Iapala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 16 November 2008, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 14 July 1985.
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