Inhambane climate — normals and trends
Inhambane (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 744 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 February (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Inhambane averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Inhambane has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 21 February 2023) and the coldest 15.2 °C (on 11 June 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
InhambaneInhambane Province
- coords
- -23.86°, 35.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
744mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
25.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
335 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
31.7 °C
21 February 2023
Coldest day
15.2 °C
11 June 1956
Wettest day
276 mm
21 December 2005
Windiest day
88.8 km/h
27 January 1976
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
27 January 1976
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
21 February 2023
Coldest feels-like
9.5 °C
13 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.2 h
6 January 1989
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 | 28.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 110 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 149 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 46 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 26.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 49 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 35 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 35 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 31 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 60 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 101 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Inhambane?
Inhambane has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 744 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Inhambane?
The hottest day measured in Inhambane between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2023, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Inhambane?
The coldest day measured in Inhambane between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1956, at 15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Inhambane?
Almost never: Inhambane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Inhambane warmed?
Yes: Inhambane warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Inhambane?
The wettest day measured in Inhambane between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2005, with 276 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Inhambane?
The windiest day measured in Inhambane between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1976, with winds reaching 88.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Inhambane?
The warmest month in Inhambane is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Inhambane?
Inhambane receives on average 744 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Inhambane?
Inhambane gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Inhambane?
Yes: Inhambane has on average 335 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Inhambane?
In Inhambane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 21 February 2023, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 13 June 1968.
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