Maganja climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Maganja?

Maganja has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,092 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maganja?

The hottest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 44.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Maganja?

The coldest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1956, at 9.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Maganja?

Almost never: Maganja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Maganja warmed?

Yes: Maganja warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Maganja?

The wettest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2012, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Maganja?

The windiest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1982, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Maganja?

The warmest month in Maganja is November (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Maganja?

Maganja receives on average 1,092 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Maganja?

Maganja gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Maganja (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,092 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Maganja averages 0 frost days, 173 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.

Maganja has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 9.3 °C (on 9 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

MaganjaZambezia Province

coords: -17.31°, 37.51°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

24.4°C

Average daily high

29.9°C

Average daily low

20.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,092mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

13.3km/h

Seasonal range

6.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

173 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

161 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.7 °C

Average feels-like low

23.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

210 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.2 °C

2 December 1943

Coldest day

9.3 °C

9 July 1956

Wettest day

218 mm

21 January 2012

Windiest day

44.3 km/h

22 March 1982

Strongest gust

98.6 km/h

22 March 1982

Hottest feels-like

48.3 °C

13 December 2015

Coldest feels-like

8.2 °C

11 July 1995

Sunniest day

13.0 h

17 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.6 °C2 November 2025	14.6 °C26 June 2025	25.0 °C	1,613 mm	193
2024	41.8 °C29 October 2024	13.3 °C26 July 2024	25.7 °C	723 mm	213
2023	42.2 °C14 October 2023	13.9 °C24 July 2023	25.6 °C	1,305 mm	239
2022	40.9 °C20 November 2022	13.8 °C6 August 2022	24.8 °C	1,450 mm	194
2021	42.5 °C9 November 2021	13.3 °C3 August 2021	25.3 °C	784 mm	198
2020	42.8 °C25 November 2020	12.0 °C11 August 2020	25.2 °C	678 mm	199
2019	43.0 °C29 October 2019	11.1 °C24 July 2019	25.2 °C	1,315 mm	192
2018	40.9 °C22 November 2018	14.3 °C3 July 2018	24.9 °C	895 mm	188
2017	41.8 °C17 October 2017	13.7 °C14 July 2017	24.8 °C	1,146 mm	177
2016	40.3 °C14 November 2016	13.7 °C21 June 2016	25.2 °C	952 mm	205
2015	42.3 °C13 December 2015	13.5 °C28 June 2015	25.1 °C	998 mm	192
2014	39.6 °C17 October 2014	12.3 °C28 August 2014	24.7 °C	1,079 mm	192
2013	42.1 °C2 November 2013	12.8 °C3 July 2013	24.6 °C	946 mm	173
2012	41.0 °C19 October 2012	10.2 °C5 August 2012	24.7 °C	1,198 mm	200
2011	41.1 °C1 November 2011	12.4 °C13 August 2011	24.8 °C	956 mm	196
2010	41.0 °C12 October 2010	12.4 °C19 August 2010	25.3 °C	834 mm	219
2009	40.0 °C18 December 2009	12.5 °C2 June 2009	24.7 °C	848 mm	210
2008	42.1 °C4 November 2008	12.4 °C29 June 2008	24.6 °C	693 mm	195
2007	41.2 °C6 November 2007	11.0 °C21 August 2007	25.0 °C	1,011 mm	224
2006	41.5 °C31 October 2006	11.7 °C9 August 2006	24.8 °C	871 mm	192
2005	41.4 °C17 November 2005	13.8 °C24 August 2005	25.0 °C	712 mm	216
2004	41.5 °C22 November 2004	13.2 °C14 June 2004	24.4 °C	1,135 mm	181
2003	40.3 °C6 November 2003	13.4 °C17 August 2003	24.6 °C	1,005 mm	183
2002	40.8 °C4 November 2002	13.5 °C15 July 2002	24.5 °C	871 mm	182
2001	41.5 °C21 November 2001	13.5 °C15 August 2001	24.9 °C	1,107 mm	191
2000	38.0 °C25 October 2000	13.3 °C19 July 2000	24.2 °C	1,305 mm	157
1999	39.1 °C6 December 1999	12.2 °C23 June 1999	24.2 °C	1,320 mm	151
1998	40.0 °C7 November 1998	14.1 °C19 August 1998	24.7 °C	1,126 mm	187
1997	40.5 °C16 November 1997	13.3 °C18 August 1997	24.4 °C	1,512 mm	165
1996	41.1 °C18 November 1996	11.6 °C13 July 1996	24.4 °C	1,301 mm	169
1995	41.7 °C26 October 1995	9.4 °C11 July 1995	24.5 °C	950 mm	162
1994	42.9 °C24 November 1994	12.7 °C29 May 1994	24.2 °C	886 mm	135
1993	39.1 °C3 December 1993	13.7 °C20 August 1993	24.7 °C	839 mm	181
1992	40.2 °C25 November 1992	12.6 °C17 August 1992	24.9 °C	547 mm	210
1991	38.2 °C31 October 1991	13.8 °C29 August 1991	24.3 °C	1,245 mm	180
1990	41.8 °C18 December 1990	13.1 °C17 August 1990	24.7 °C	751 mm	186
1989	39.0 °C10 November 1989	13.3 °C2 August 1989	24.1 °C	1,479 mm	122
1988	39.3 °C11 October 1988	13.6 °C23 August 1988	24.4 °C	967 mm	169
1987	40.3 °C28 December 1987	12.3 °C23 July 1987	24.6 °C	817 mm	196
1986	37.8 °C9 November 1986	12.1 °C1 July 1986	23.8 °C	1,271 mm	143
1985	39.6 °C3 November 1985	12.9 °C27 July 1985	23.9 °C	1,378 mm	142
1984	38.6 °C15 October 1984	12.3 °C23 August 1984	24.1 °C	1,155 mm	142
1983	40.7 °C12 November 1983	12.9 °C21 August 1983	24.7 °C	895 mm	195
1982	37.9 °C15 October 1982	12.4 °C28 July 1982	23.9 °C	1,317 mm	141
1981	39.2 °C23 November 1981	10.5 °C27 June 1981	23.8 °C	1,086 mm	156
1980	39.4 °C14 November 1980	13.7 °C23 June 1980	24.1 °C	1,045 mm	152
1979	38.1 °C23 September 1979	13.2 °C27 June 1979	24.3 °C	1,069 mm	167
1978	37.4 °C7 October 1978	12.5 °C26 July 1978	24.3 °C	1,394 mm	170
1977	40.5 °C23 October 1977	13.2 °C4 June 1977	24.3 °C	1,042 mm	178
1976	40.0 °C25 November 1976	12.4 °C19 August 1976	23.9 °C	1,128 mm	159
1975	37.6 °C14 November 1975	12.9 °C26 July 1975	23.7 °C	901 mm	140
1974	38.9 °C21 November 1974	10.3 °C16 June 1974	23.8 °C	1,389 mm	154
1973	39.0 °C5 November 1973	13.6 °C2 August 1973	24.1 °C	1,192 mm	159
1972	37.9 °C23 November 1972	11.5 °C5 August 1972	24.0 °C	1,027 mm	161
1971	37.0 °C17 October 1971	13.2 °C25 June 1971	24.0 °C	1,015 mm	160
1970	38.2 °C30 September 1970	13.0 °C7 July 1970	24.3 °C	1,006 mm	169
1969	41.6 °C26 November 1969	13.0 °C8 September 1969	24.7 °C	909 mm	194
1968	40.1 °C16 October 1968	12.4 °C16 June 1968	23.9 °C	963 mm	147
1967	40.2 °C8 October 1967	13.8 °C17 July 1967	24.0 °C	1,163 mm	144
1966	38.9 °C6 November 1966	13.3 °C20 July 1966	24.3 °C	902 mm	164
1965	38.6 °C10 December 1965	11.1 °C24 June 1965	23.3 °C	1,356 mm	111
1964	40.9 °C10 November 1964	12.6 °C29 July 1964	23.7 °C	955 mm	148
1963	39.2 °C7 October 1963	13.1 °C27 May 1963	23.9 °C	1,287 mm	148
1962	39.7 °C21 November 1962	12.9 °C6 June 1962	24.2 °C	1,068 mm	172
1961	41.3 °C29 October 1961	14.7 °C28 May 1961	24.3 °C	1,060 mm	165
1960	40.7 °C14 October 1960	13.5 °C7 July 1960	24.1 °C	993 mm	150
1959	40.5 °C1 November 1959	13.2 °C7 August 1959	24.1 °C	1,082 mm	148
1958	40.9 °C17 October 1958	14.0 °C27 August 1958	24.6 °C	1,327 mm	200
1957	42.7 °C12 November 1957	10.6 °C25 June 1957	24.4 °C	1,219 mm	153
1956	40.7 °C13 November 1956	9.3 °C9 July 1956	23.7 °C	1,247 mm	152
1955	40.9 °C21 October 1955	12.2 °C31 August 1955	23.8 °C	1,239 mm	144
1954	40.8 °C27 October 1954	12.3 °C24 August 1954	23.8 °C	1,104 mm	157
1953	40.1 °C9 November 1953	11.5 °C27 June 1953	24.0 °C	1,476 mm	159
1952	40.4 °C2 October 1952	12.1 °C21 June 1952	24.3 °C	1,363 mm	174
1951	42.9 °C27 November 1951	11.3 °C25 July 1951	24.4 °C	812 mm	207
1950	42.2 °C24 October 1950	12.2 °C29 June 1950	23.9 °C	1,379 mm	159
1949	42.2 °C21 November 1949	12.2 °C4 August 1949	24.5 °C	1,156 mm	187
1948	41.5 °C13 October 1948	12.0 °C17 July 1948	24.3 °C	1,622 mm	158
1947	41.4 °C28 October 1947	13.0 °C15 July 1947	24.3 °C	1,315 mm	159
1946	41.2 °C24 October 1946	10.8 °C5 August 1946	24.0 °C	1,312 mm	162
1945	40.7 °C12 November 1945	11.7 °C1 August 1945	24.1 °C	1,324 mm	154
1944	40.7 °C13 December 1944	12.3 °C8 July 1944	24.1 °C	1,048 mm	176
1943	44.2 °C2 December 1943	11.2 °C1 July 1943	23.9 °C	1,175 mm	150
1942	42.0 °C8 November 1942	12.6 °C10 July 1942	24.5 °C	750 mm	193
1941	40.9 °C19 October 1941	12.0 °C27 July 1941	24.5 °C	809 mm	160
1940	42.4 °C12 November 1940	13.7 °C1 July 1940	24.2 °C	1,009 mm	158

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.1 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

193 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1613 mm

+521 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.6 °C	+1.4 °C	397 mm	+162 mm
Feb	31.7 °C	+0.9 °C	231 mm	+28 mm
Mar	30.4 °C	+0.2 °C	237 mm	+63 mm
Apr	30.3 °C	+1.2 °C	69 mm	-10 mm
May	27.9 °C	+0.2 °C	81 mm	+44 mm
Jun	27.2 °C	+1.1 °C	31 mm	+0 mm
Jul	26.1 °C	+0.2 °C	32 mm	+5 mm
Aug	28.3 °C	+0.3 °C	15 mm	-3 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	+0.9 °C	5 mm	-8 mm
Oct	32.3 °C	-0.9 °C	20 mm	-2 mm
Nov	32.2 °C	-1.5 °C	123 mm	+55 mm
Dec	31.0 °C	-1.4 °C	371 mm	+188 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.6 °C

2 Nov 2025

Coldest day

14.6 °C

26 Jun 2025

Wettest day

71.7 mm

11 Mar 2025

Windiest day

32.7 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

86.0 km/h

11 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

16 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.9 °C

26 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

17 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maganja?

Maganja has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 1,092 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maganja?

The hottest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 44.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maganja?

The coldest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1956, at 9.3 °C.

Does it snow in Maganja?

Almost never: Maganja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Maganja warmed?

Yes: Maganja warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maganja?

The wettest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2012, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maganja?

The windiest day measured in Maganja between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1982, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maganja?

The warmest month in Maganja is November (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Maganja?

Maganja receives on average 1,092 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maganja?

Maganja gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Maganja?

Yes: Maganja has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maganja?

In Maganja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 13 December 2015, and the lowest was 8.2 °C on 11 July 1995.

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