Manica climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Manica?

Manica has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 997 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 40.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Manica?

The coldest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Manica?

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

Q: Has the climate of Manica warmed?

Yes: Manica warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Manica?

The wettest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1986, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Manica?

The windiest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Manica?

The warmest month in Manica is November (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Manica?

Manica receives on average 997 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Manica?

Manica gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Manica (Mozambique) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 997 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Manica averages 0 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Manica has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 27 November 1951) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 15 June 1968).

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

ManicaManica

coords: -18.93°, 32.88°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthNovemberColdest monthJulyWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.2°C

Average daily high

25.6°C

Average daily low

15.6°C

Annual rainfall

997mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

6.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.1 °C

Average feels-like low

16.4 °C

Average peak gust

29.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

29 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.7 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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

40.1 °C

27 November 1951

Coldest day

2.2 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

165 mm

7 January 1986

Windiest day

37.4 km/h

13 March 1941

Strongest gust

94.7 km/h

22 February 2000

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

27 November 1951

Coldest feels-like

-1.4 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 January 1980

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.6 °C26 October 2025	5.4 °C1 August 2025	20.8 °C	1,266 mm	41
2024	35.6 °C13 December 2024	6.7 °C11 July 2024	21.4 °C	494 mm	97
2023	36.3 °C13 October 2023	6.5 °C26 June 2023	20.9 °C	1,132 mm	56
2022	33.9 °C26 October 2022	6.8 °C30 July 2022	20.4 °C	1,095 mm	31
2021	36.3 °C9 November 2021	6.5 °C27 July 2021	20.5 °C	927 mm	56
2020	35.8 °C7 November 2020	6.4 °C10 August 2020	20.6 °C	987 mm	50
2019	37.7 °C28 October 2019	6.2 °C28 July 2019	20.8 °C	1,020 mm	60
2018	35.7 °C21 November 2018	6.6 °C8 June 2018	20.5 °C	1,027 mm	50
2017	38.2 °C17 October 2017	7.6 °C23 June 2017	20.1 °C	1,039 mm	24
2016	34.9 °C21 February 2016	7.7 °C20 June 2016	20.9 °C	767 mm	70
2015	37.4 °C2 November 2015	6.9 °C5 August 2015	20.6 °C	680 mm	52
2014	34.8 °C19 September 2014	6.4 °C7 June 2014	20.3 °C	1,208 mm	34
2013	36.6 °C28 September 2013	7.6 °C12 June 2013	20.1 °C	1,272 mm	41
2012	34.9 °C4 March 2012	3.5 °C20 July 2012	20.4 °C	768 mm	48
2011	35.9 °C25 October 2011	6.4 °C26 June 2011	20.5 °C	920 mm	44
2010	35.1 °C12 October 2010	5.9 °C14 August 2010	20.7 °C	943 mm	55
2009	33.1 °C18 December 2009	6.2 °C28 June 2009	20.2 °C	870 mm	42
2008	36.0 °C27 September 2008	8.0 °C28 June 2008	20.6 °C	859 mm	61
2007	35.2 °C5 November 2007	5.8 °C29 June 2007	20.4 °C	1,363 mm	38
2006	35.8 °C3 November 2006	6.1 °C25 June 2006	20.4 °C	867 mm	53
2005	35.6 °C27 September 2005	8.0 °C20 June 2005	20.9 °C	789 mm	61
2004	36.4 °C8 October 2004	6.0 °C17 July 2004	20.1 °C	1,016 mm	36
2003	35.9 °C17 October 2003	6.4 °C15 July 2003	20.2 °C	989 mm	67
2002	32.9 °C16 February 2002	8.0 °C23 June 2002	20.2 °C	538 mm	33
2001	34.4 °C6 September 2001	5.7 °C25 July 2001	20.3 °C	1,186 mm	32
2000	32.3 °C25 October 2000	6.5 °C18 July 2000	19.8 °C	1,494 mm	22
1999	33.6 °C28 September 1999	7.1 °C9 June 1999	20.0 °C	947 mm	31
1998	35.0 °C6 November 1998	7.5 °C8 June 1998	20.3 °C	1,077 mm	33
1997	34.4 °C25 November 1997	8.7 °C31 May 1997	20.0 °C	1,447 mm	26
1996	33.6 °C25 October 1996	5.7 °C11 July 1996	19.7 °C	1,233 mm	28
1995	34.0 °C19 October 1995	6.8 °C18 June 1995	20.2 °C	779 mm	45
1994	35.1 °C22 November 1994	5.0 °C1 July 1994	19.8 °C	682 mm	33
1993	34.1 °C31 October 1993	7.9 °C8 June 1993	20.1 °C	907 mm	25
1992	36.5 °C26 February 1992	7.0 °C4 July 1992	20.9 °C	614 mm	59
1991	34.1 °C31 October 1991	7.9 °C6 June 1991	20.5 °C	679 mm	36
1990	33.6 °C7 October 1990	7.9 °C2 July 1990	20.0 °C	933 mm	34
1989	35.0 °C3 October 1989	7.2 °C11 July 1989	19.9 °C	1,051 mm	22
1988	33.7 °C10 October 1988	6.7 °C13 July 1988	19.7 °C	1,212 mm	18
1987	34.4 °C20 November 1987	6.1 °C1 July 1987	20.6 °C	765 mm	45
1986	34.7 °C7 October 1986	5.4 °C8 July 1986	19.7 °C	1,242 mm	22
1985	31.9 °C12 September 1985	6.3 °C14 July 1985	19.7 °C	1,080 mm	13
1984	34.3 °C19 February 1984	7.5 °C18 June 1984	19.9 °C	936 mm	28
1983	33.2 °C12 February 1983	6.3 °C11 August 1983	20.5 °C	737 mm	46
1982	34.7 °C7 December 1982	5.8 °C12 July 1982	19.8 °C	784 mm	29
1981	35.9 °C8 November 1981	4.7 °C12 June 1981	19.2 °C	1,120 mm	23
1980	34.6 °C12 November 1980	5.3 °C7 July 1980	19.7 °C	875 mm	40
1979	35.9 °C23 September 1979	6.1 °C14 June 1979	19.6 °C	795 mm	33
1978	35.6 °C29 September 1978	6.3 °C26 June 1978	19.8 °C	1,213 mm	26
1977	33.4 °C19 October 1977	5.5 °C5 July 1977	20.0 °C	1,050 mm	24
1976	37.4 °C25 November 1976	6.2 °C5 August 1976	19.4 °C	1,096 mm	28
1975	34.1 °C14 November 1975	3.8 °C26 July 1975	19.4 °C	1,010 mm	24
1974	33.6 °C17 October 1974	7.0 °C19 May 1974	19.2 °C	1,129 mm	14
1973	33.9 °C14 September 1973	7.1 °C15 July 1973	20.0 °C	1,043 mm	39
1972	34.9 °C22 November 1972	6.4 °C2 August 1972	19.8 °C	845 mm	40
1971	33.3 °C6 December 1971	6.5 °C15 July 1971	20.1 °C	707 mm	22
1970	33.9 °C8 October 1970	8.4 °C8 June 1970	20.2 °C	669 mm	35
1969	36.3 °C26 November 1969	5.9 °C24 July 1969	20.0 °C	1,163 mm	35
1968	35.3 °C16 October 1968	2.2 °C15 June 1968	19.7 °C	877 mm	47
1967	35.3 °C11 December 1967	4.4 °C19 July 1967	20.0 °C	898 mm	41
1966	34.7 °C5 January 1966	5.6 °C28 July 1966	20.0 °C	1,077 mm	42
1965	34.0 °C26 February 1965	4.7 °C3 June 1965	19.3 °C	457 mm	24
1964	35.1 °C10 November 1964	4.0 °C27 June 1964	19.5 °C	794 mm	33
1963	33.9 °C23 September 1963	5.3 °C6 June 1963	19.4 °C	999 mm	18
1962	35.5 °C18 October 1962	7.6 °C24 July 1962	20.0 °C	1,178 mm	26
1961	37.5 °C29 October 1961	7.7 °C10 August 1961	20.4 °C	865 mm	52
1960	36.1 °C10 October 1960	6.0 °C3 July 1960	20.2 °C	720 mm	52
1959	37.4 °C4 October 1959	9.1 °C3 July 1959	20.2 °C	805 mm	39
1958	35.3 °C11 October 1958	6.6 °C16 August 1958	20.0 °C	1,454 mm	30
1957	35.4 °C13 October 1957	6.1 °C23 June 1957	20.2 °C	979 mm	59
1956	34.7 °C15 October 1956	5.6 °C24 July 1956	19.7 °C	1,086 mm	29
1955	35.6 °C14 November 1955	6.1 °C13 August 1955	19.4 °C	1,145 mm	33
1954	37.9 °C27 October 1954	6.6 °C24 July 1954	20.7 °C	828 mm	73
1953	34.5 °C31 October 1953	5.4 °C1 July 1953	19.7 °C	1,465 mm	32
1952	35.8 °C1 October 1952	6.8 °C3 August 1952	20.2 °C	1,203 mm	53
1951	40.1 °C27 November 1951	6.4 °C25 July 1951	21.3 °C	599 mm	129
1950	35.9 °C24 October 1950	7.2 °C28 May 1950	19.8 °C	915 mm	43
1949	34.9 °C31 October 1949	7.0 °C24 June 1949	20.1 °C	1,297 mm	58
1948	36.2 °C13 October 1948	7.5 °C20 July 1948	19.8 °C	1,715 mm	43
1947	36.2 °C20 October 1947	6.8 °C5 July 1947	20.0 °C	1,230 mm	50
1946	36.2 °C24 October 1946	5.5 °C18 June 1946	19.5 °C	1,735 mm	25
1945	35.6 °C7 November 1945	6.8 °C6 July 1945	19.9 °C	1,107 mm	51
1944	35.4 °C27 September 1944	6.8 °C11 June 1944	19.7 °C	1,100 mm	29
1943	35.4 °C15 November 1943	6.1 °C30 June 1943	19.7 °C	1,382 mm	36
1942	35.8 °C13 October 1942	7.4 °C7 July 1942	20.4 °C	921 mm	41
1941	38.1 °C11 October 1941	6.0 °C5 July 1941	20.8 °C	685 mm	81
1940	37.2 °C1 December 1940	5.6 °C16 July 1940	20.6 °C	863 mm	65

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.1 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1266 mm

+269 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.7 °C	+1.7 °C	347 mm	+130 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+1.6 °C	228 mm	+44 mm
Mar	27.0 °C	+0.5 °C	94 mm	-14 mm
Apr	26.1 °C	+0.7 °C	83 mm	+38 mm
May	23.7 °C	-0.2 °C	33 mm	+17 mm
Jun	23.0 °C	+1.0 °C	9 mm	-0 mm
Jul	21.7 °C	+0.1 °C	13 mm	+3 mm
Aug	25.1 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-11 mm
Sep	28.2 °C	+1.7 °C	17 mm	-0 mm
Oct	28.1 °C	-0.1 °C	22 mm	-20 mm
Nov	26.8 °C	-1.1 °C	161 mm	+47 mm
Dec	26.6 °C	-0.6 °C	260 mm	+36 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

26 Oct 2025

Coldest day

5.4 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

122.6 mm

17 Jan 2025

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

2 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

48.2 km/h

12 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

1 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

23 Nov 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Manica?

Manica has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 997 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manica?

The hottest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 40.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Manica?

The coldest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 2.2 °C.

Does it snow in Manica?

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

Has the climate of Manica warmed?

Yes: Manica warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Manica?

The wettest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1986, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Manica?

The windiest day measured in Manica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Manica?

The warmest month in Manica is November (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Manica?

Manica receives on average 997 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Manica?

Manica gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Manica?

Yes: Manica has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manica?

In Manica, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 27 November 1951, and the lowest was -1.4 °C on 15 June 1968.

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