Manhiça climate — normals and trends
Manhiça (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 735 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Manhiça averages 0 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Manhiça 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 43.1 °C (on 7 October 1947) and the coldest 6.4 °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
ManhiçaMaputo Province
- coords
- -25.40°, 32.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
179 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
43.1 °C
7 October 1947
Coldest day
6.4 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
212 mm
24 December 1992
Windiest day
61.6 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
29 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
26 February 1992
Coldest feels-like
3.5 °C
27 June 1964
Sunniest day
13.6 h
26 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 196 mm | +81 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 119 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 63 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 55 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 15 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 26 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 39 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 66 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 127 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manhiça?
Manhiça has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manhiça?
The hottest day measured in Manhiça between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manhiça?
The coldest day measured in Manhiça between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Manhiça?
Almost never: Manhiça sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Manhiça warmed?
Yes: Manhiça warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manhiça?
The wettest day measured in Manhiça between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1992, with 212 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manhiça?
The windiest day measured in Manhiça between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 61.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manhiça?
The warmest month in Manhiça is January (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Manhiça?
Manhiça receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manhiça?
Manhiça gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Manhiça?
Yes: Manhiça has on average 179 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manhiça?
In Manhiça, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 26 February 1992, and the lowest was 3.5 °C on 27 June 1964.
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