Macia climate — normals and trends
Macia (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 588 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 January (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Macia averages 0 frost days, 146 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Macia has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 30 October 1947) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 27 June 1964).
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
MaciaGaza Province
- coords
- -25.03°, 33.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
588mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
146 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
175 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
44.5 °C
30 October 1947
Coldest day
6.0 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
192 mm
8 February 1999
Windiest day
57.9 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
14 May 1972
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
24 December 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
27 June 1964
Sunniest day
13.6 h
26 December 1941
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 | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 222 mm | +124 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 98 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 24 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 29 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 20 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 27 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 28 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 40 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 136 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Macia?
Macia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Macia?
The hottest day measured in Macia between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1947, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Macia?
The coldest day measured in Macia between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Macia?
Almost never: Macia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Macia warmed?
Yes: Macia warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Macia?
The wettest day measured in Macia between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1999, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Macia?
The windiest day measured in Macia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 57.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Macia?
The warmest month in Macia is January (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Macia?
Macia receives on average 588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Macia?
Macia gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Macia?
Yes: Macia has on average 175 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Macia?
In Macia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 24 December 2016, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 27 June 1964.
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