Lichinga climate — normals and trends
Lichinga (Mozambique) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,181 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Lichinga averages 0 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Lichinga has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 2 August 1985).
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
LichingaNiassa Province
- coords
- -13.31°, 35.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.9°C
Average daily high
25.1°C
Average daily low
15.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,181mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °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
35.2 °C
2 December 1943
Coldest day
5.7 °C
2 August 1985
Wettest day
132 mm
31 March 2023
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
25 March 1944
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
36.8 °C
19 December 2023
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
2 August 1985
Sunniest day
12.8 h
5 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 | 24.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 356 mm | +61 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 204 mm | -47 mm |
| Mar | 25.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 154 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 41 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 23.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 144 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 439 mm | +195 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lichinga?
Lichinga has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 1,181 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lichinga?
The hottest day measured in Lichinga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lichinga?
The coldest day measured in Lichinga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1985, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lichinga?
Almost never: Lichinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lichinga warmed?
Yes: Lichinga warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lichinga?
The wettest day measured in Lichinga between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2023, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lichinga?
The windiest day measured in Lichinga between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1944, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lichinga?
The warmest month in Lichinga is November (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Lichinga?
Lichinga receives on average 1,181 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lichinga?
Lichinga gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lichinga?
Yes: Lichinga has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lichinga?
In Lichinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.8 °C on 19 December 2023, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 2 August 1985.
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