Maxixe climate — normals and trends
Maxixe (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 686 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Maxixe averages 0 frost days, 27 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Maxixe 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 35.8 °C (on 26 November 1951) and the coldest 12.3 °C (on 14 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
MaxixeInhambane Province
- coords
- -23.86°, 35.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
27 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
12.3 °C
14 June 1968
Wettest day
347 mm
18 January 2017
Windiest day
74.3 km/h
27 January 1976
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
27 January 1976
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
9 March 2005
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
13 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.3 h
8 January 1947
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 | +1.8 °C | 92 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 130 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 41 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 25.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 38 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 24.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 26.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 65 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 120 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maxixe?
Maxixe has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maxixe?
The hottest day measured in Maxixe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1951, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maxixe?
The coldest day measured in Maxixe between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1968, at 12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Maxixe?
Almost never: Maxixe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maxixe warmed?
Yes: Maxixe warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maxixe?
The wettest day measured in Maxixe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2017, with 347 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maxixe?
The windiest day measured in Maxixe between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1976, with winds reaching 74.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maxixe?
The warmest month in Maxixe is January (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Maxixe?
Maxixe receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maxixe?
Maxixe gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maxixe?
Yes: Maxixe has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maxixe?
In Maxixe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 9 March 2005, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 13 June 1968.
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