Messica climate — normals and trends
Messica (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.
Messica averages 0 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Messica 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
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- coords
- -18.99°, 33.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
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
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
31 December 1941
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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Messica?
Messica 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 Messica?
The hottest day measured in Messica between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Messica?
The coldest day measured in Messica between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Messica?
Almost never: Messica sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Messica warmed?
Yes: Messica warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Messica?
The wettest day measured in Messica between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1986, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Messica?
The windiest day measured in Messica between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Messica?
The warmest month in Messica is November (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Messica?
Messica receives on average 997 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Messica?
Messica gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Messica?
Yes: Messica has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Messica?
In Messica, 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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