Massinga climate — normals and trends
Massinga (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 709 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 (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Massinga averages 0 frost days, 25 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Massinga has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 26 November 1951) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 2 August 1972).
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
MassingaInhambane Province
- coords
- -23.33°, 35.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
709mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
25 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
247 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
35.8 °C
26 November 1951
Coldest day
12.1 °C
2 August 1972
Wettest day
210 mm
15 March 1949
Windiest day
81.1 km/h
2 March 2003
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
2 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
21 February 2023
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
13 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.2 h
3 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 109 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 168 mm | +46 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 41 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 54 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 18 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 66 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 139 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Massinga?
Massinga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 709 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Massinga?
The hottest day measured in Massinga between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1951, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Massinga?
The coldest day measured in Massinga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1972, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Massinga?
Almost never: Massinga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Massinga warmed?
Yes: Massinga warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Massinga?
The wettest day measured in Massinga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1949, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Massinga?
The windiest day measured in Massinga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2003, with winds reaching 81.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Massinga?
The warmest month in Massinga is January (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Massinga?
Massinga receives on average 709 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Massinga?
Massinga gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Massinga?
Yes: Massinga has on average 247 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Massinga?
In Massinga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 21 February 2023, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 13 June 1968.
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