Malema climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Malema?

Malema has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 37.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Malema?

The coldest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1956, at 7.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Malema?

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

Q: Has the climate of Malema warmed?

Yes: Malema warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Malema?

The wettest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1956, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Malema?

The windiest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1941, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Malema?

The warmest month in Malema is November (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Malema?

Malema receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Malema?

Malema gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Malema (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 913 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Malema averages 0 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.

Malema 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 37.2 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 11 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

MalemaNampula

coords: -14.95°, 37.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

27.0°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

913mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

13.1km/h

Seasonal range

6.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

55 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

113 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.6 °C

Average feels-like low

18.4 °C

Average peak gust

33.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

84 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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

37.2 °C

2 December 1943

Coldest day

7.0 °C

11 July 1956

Wettest day

164 mm

6 April 1956

Windiest day

37.7 km/h

22 March 1941

Strongest gust

92.5 km/h

10 March 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.4 °C

13 December 2023

Coldest feels-like

4.6 °C

11 July 1956

Sunniest day

12.9 h

15 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.2 °C26 October 2025	11.8 °C30 July 2025	22.5 °C	1,332 mm	49
2024	34.7 °C29 October 2024	11.3 °C10 July 2024	22.9 °C	731 mm	95
2023	35.9 °C13 December 2023	9.9 °C28 June 2023	22.6 °C	1,076 mm	75
2022	32.6 °C28 October 2022	11.8 °C28 July 2022	22.0 °C	1,266 mm	53
2021	35.7 °C6 November 2021	11.3 °C3 August 2021	22.4 °C	789 mm	87
2020	35.6 °C24 November 2020	9.5 °C10 August 2020	22.5 °C	721 mm	83
2019	34.5 °C16 November 2019	10.0 °C24 July 2019	22.4 °C	873 mm	60
2018	32.8 °C16 October 2018	11.6 °C3 July 2018	22.2 °C	944 mm	55
2017	34.9 °C16 November 2017	11.3 °C15 July 2017	22.4 °C	898 mm	71
2016	33.3 °C15 November 2016	11.0 °C2 August 2016	22.4 °C	833 mm	90
2015	34.2 °C9 October 2015	10.3 °C5 August 2015	22.3 °C	1,207 mm	67
2014	33.3 °C29 November 2014	10.9 °C28 August 2014	22.0 °C	871 mm	64
2013	34.7 °C2 November 2013	11.0 °C16 July 2013	22.0 °C	766 mm	64
2012	34.1 °C19 October 2012	10.0 °C19 July 2012	22.1 °C	934 mm	70
2011	35.9 °C31 October 2011	9.9 °C25 July 2011	22.3 °C	699 mm	68
2010	34.4 °C31 October 2010	9.2 °C16 August 2010	22.4 °C	802 mm	72
2009	34.3 °C18 December 2009	9.7 °C31 August 2009	21.9 °C	681 mm	63
2008	35.0 °C12 November 2008	9.8 °C29 June 2008	21.7 °C	975 mm	66
2007	34.5 °C25 November 2007	11.0 °C26 June 2007	22.1 °C	1,065 mm	58
2006	33.9 °C3 November 2006	9.6 °C6 June 2006	22.0 °C	857 mm	54
2005	34.3 °C17 November 2005	11.2 °C18 July 2005	22.4 °C	529 mm	80
2004	34.0 °C30 October 2004	10.2 °C15 July 2004	21.7 °C	852 mm	34
2003	33.0 °C12 November 2003	11.1 °C17 August 2003	21.9 °C	1,115 mm	58
2002	34.2 °C10 November 2002	11.6 °C22 June 2002	22.2 °C	747 mm	53
2001	34.7 °C21 November 2001	11.5 °C18 July 2001	22.1 °C	815 mm	68
2000	32.3 °C1 October 2000	10.5 °C19 July 2000	21.6 °C	1,250 mm	28
1999	32.9 °C7 December 1999	10.2 °C23 June 1999	21.4 °C	883 mm	41
1998	33.1 °C2 December 1998	10.8 °C13 June 1998	22.2 °C	615 mm	60
1997	34.4 °C10 November 1997	10.6 °C2 August 1997	21.7 °C	1,103 mm	45
1996	33.8 °C21 November 1996	9.6 °C3 July 1996	21.7 °C	1,018 mm	53
1995	34.4 °C24 November 1995	8.7 °C1 July 1995	22.2 °C	878 mm	76
1994	36.0 °C24 November 1994	10.2 °C29 May 1994	21.9 °C	697 mm	63
1993	33.7 °C10 December 1993	11.4 °C25 July 1993	21.9 °C	792 mm	61
1992	33.9 °C10 November 1992	9.5 °C14 August 1992	22.0 °C	653 mm	63
1991	34.4 °C1 November 1991	10.3 °C1 June 1991	21.6 °C	946 mm	31
1990	34.1 °C17 November 1990	11.0 °C25 July 1990	21.9 °C	666 mm	57
1989	32.4 °C23 October 1989	10.6 °C31 July 1989	21.2 °C	1,183 mm	27
1988	32.6 °C19 October 1988	11.5 °C21 August 1988	21.7 °C	721 mm	40
1987	33.8 °C28 December 1987	9.1 °C13 July 1987	21.9 °C	809 mm	60
1986	31.2 °C7 October 1986	10.2 °C14 June 1986	21.1 °C	917 mm	10
1985	33.1 °C3 November 1985	7.9 °C15 July 1985	21.1 °C	832 mm	16
1984	32.9 °C3 December 1984	10.7 °C5 June 1984	21.3 °C	978 mm	31
1983	34.3 °C11 November 1983	10.3 °C21 August 1983	22.1 °C	744 mm	50
1982	32.5 °C16 October 1982	9.6 °C7 June 1982	21.4 °C	959 mm	35
1981	33.0 °C5 October 1981	8.6 °C28 June 1981	21.2 °C	774 mm	39
1980	32.8 °C29 November 1980	11.0 °C21 June 1980	21.5 °C	956 mm	41
1979	33.4 °C1 October 1979	9.8 °C26 June 1979	21.7 °C	697 mm	55
1978	32.6 °C29 September 1978	8.3 °C16 June 1978	21.3 °C	1,263 mm	33
1977	34.0 °C11 November 1977	9.7 °C31 May 1977	21.6 °C	953 mm	43
1976	33.2 °C2 November 1976	9.5 °C5 August 1976	21.1 °C	990 mm	48
1975	32.4 °C2 December 1975	8.0 °C27 July 1975	21.3 °C	569 mm	38
1974	32.5 °C13 November 1974	9.3 °C7 June 1974	20.9 °C	1,222 mm	28
1973	34.5 °C5 November 1973	10.1 °C16 July 1973	21.8 °C	655 mm	62
1972	34.0 °C23 November 1972	9.1 °C8 September 1972	21.3 °C	965 mm	41
1971	32.3 °C8 November 1971	11.0 °C16 July 1971	21.3 °C	855 mm	24
1970	32.7 °C5 November 1970	10.2 °C6 July 1970	21.7 °C	851 mm	35
1969	34.8 °C19 November 1969	10.0 °C8 September 1969	22.0 °C	863 mm	62
1968	33.2 °C3 October 1968	7.6 °C17 June 1968	21.3 °C	831 mm	50
1967	33.4 °C7 October 1967	9.0 °C17 July 1967	21.4 °C	923 mm	36
1966	33.5 °C7 November 1966	10.1 °C23 August 1966	21.9 °C	656 mm	52
1965	33.3 °C20 November 1965	7.8 °C24 June 1965	20.8 °C	950 mm	35
1964	33.6 °C17 November 1964	7.4 °C28 July 1964	21.3 °C	695 mm	50
1963	32.4 °C21 October 1963	9.2 °C1 July 1963	21.2 °C	1,195 mm	32
1962	34.1 °C21 November 1962	9.5 °C24 June 1962	21.5 °C	1,068 mm	43
1961	34.2 °C26 October 1961	11.1 °C28 May 1961	21.5 °C	1,090 mm	34
1960	34.3 °C11 December 1960	10.5 °C31 July 1960	21.6 °C	699 mm	65
1959	34.5 °C2 November 1959	11.5 °C8 June 1959	21.6 °C	996 mm	37
1958	33.8 °C6 December 1958	9.3 °C18 July 1958	21.9 °C	1,015 mm	69
1957	34.5 °C24 November 1957	7.8 °C24 June 1957	21.5 °C	1,210 mm	70
1956	33.2 °C13 November 1956	7.0 °C11 July 1956	21.1 °C	1,301 mm	53
1955	33.8 °C13 November 1955	8.9 °C10 August 1955	21.3 °C	1,066 mm	44
1954	34.4 °C24 October 1954	9.5 °C25 July 1954	21.5 °C	804 mm	42
1953	35.0 °C9 November 1953	7.8 °C3 August 1953	21.3 °C	1,376 mm	49
1952	34.9 °C3 November 1952	9.5 °C22 June 1952	21.7 °C	1,043 mm	65
1951	35.7 °C26 November 1951	8.4 °C8 June 1951	21.7 °C	743 mm	65
1950	34.9 °C8 November 1950	9.4 °C15 August 1950	21.2 °C	1,483 mm	41
1949	35.3 °C22 November 1949	9.8 °C11 August 1949	21.9 °C	899 mm	84
1948	35.3 °C12 November 1948	10.1 °C11 July 1948	21.7 °C	1,019 mm	73
1947	34.9 °C29 November 1947	9.2 °C8 July 1947	21.5 °C	833 mm	66
1946	34.3 °C4 November 1946	8.8 °C22 June 1946	21.2 °C	1,192 mm	40
1945	34.7 °C8 November 1945	10.4 °C12 June 1945	21.5 °C	1,075 mm	74
1944	35.2 °C13 December 1944	9.6 °C10 July 1944	21.7 °C	809 mm	85
1943	37.2 °C2 December 1943	9.9 °C28 June 1943	22.0 °C	682 mm	94
1942	35.3 °C9 November 1942	10.3 °C23 June 1942	21.9 °C	772 mm	90
1941	34.7 °C20 October 1941	8.9 °C22 June 1941	22.1 °C	537 mm	93
1940	34.5 °C20 November 1940	10.2 °C7 August 1940	21.5 °C	934 mm	68

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.3 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

49 d/yr

-6

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1332 mm

+419 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.9 °C	+0.5 °C	385 mm	+142 mm
Feb	28.0 °C	+0.7 °C	199 mm	-10 mm
Mar	27.4 °C	+0.3 °C	237 mm	+97 mm
Apr	27.4 °C	+0.9 °C	27 mm	-14 mm
May	25.8 °C	+0.4 °C	18 mm	+10 mm
Jun	25.0 °C	+1.3 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Jul	23.8 °C	+0.4 °C	3 mm	-0 mm
Aug	26.1 °C	+0.7 °C	2 mm	-0 mm
Sep	29.5 °C	+1.3 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	-0.2 °C	3 mm	-11 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	-1.1 °C	111 mm	+51 mm
Dec	27.4 °C	-1.1 °C	343 mm	+155 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.2 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

11.8 °C

30 Jul 2025

Wettest day

94.2 mm

11 Mar 2025

Windiest day

35.6 km/h

10 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

92.5 km/h

10 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.7 °C

29 Nov 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.7 °C

30 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

10 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Malema?

Malema has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 913 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malema?

The hottest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 37.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Malema?

The coldest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1956, at 7.0 °C.

Does it snow in Malema?

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

Has the climate of Malema warmed?

Yes: Malema warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Malema?

The wettest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1956, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Malema?

The windiest day measured in Malema between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1941, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Malema?

The warmest month in Malema is November (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Malema?

Malema receives on average 913 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Malema?

Malema gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Malema?

Yes: Malema has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malema?

In Malema, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 13 December 2023, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 11 July 1956.

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