Maputo climate — normals and trends
Maputo (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 660 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Maputo averages 0 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Maputo 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 40.6 °C (on 7 October 1947) and the coldest 9.5 °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
MaputoMaputo City
- coords
- -25.97°, 32.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
660mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
68 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
40.6 °C
7 October 1947
Coldest day
9.5 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
208 mm
4 February 1950
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
28 January 1997
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
12 January 2019
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
3 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.6 h
30 December 2025
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 | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 176 mm | +76 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 93 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 49 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 26.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 45 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 36 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 85 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 95 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maputo?
Maputo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 660 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maputo?
The hottest day measured in Maputo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maputo?
The coldest day measured in Maputo between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 9.5 °C.
Does it snow in Maputo?
Almost never: Maputo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maputo warmed?
Yes: Maputo warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maputo?
The wettest day measured in Maputo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1950, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maputo?
The windiest day measured in Maputo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maputo?
The warmest month in Maputo is January (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Maputo?
Maputo receives on average 660 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maputo?
Maputo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maputo?
Yes: Maputo has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maputo?
In Maputo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 12 January 2019, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 3 June 1968.
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