Micolene climate — normals and trends
Micolene (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 943 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 December (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Micolene averages 0 frost days, 153 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 148 rainy days per year.
Micolene has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 28 June 1981).
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
MicoleneNampula
- coords
- -16.73°, 39.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
943mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
153 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
148 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
292 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
40.4 °C
2 December 1943
Coldest day
14.3 °C
28 June 1981
Wettest day
260 mm
26 February 1945
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
21 March 1941
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
26 February 1945
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
24 January 2005
Coldest feels-like
13.8 °C
17 July 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 372 mm | +152 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 210 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 181 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 22 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 151 mm | +106 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 335 mm | +190 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Micolene?
Micolene has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 943 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Micolene?
The hottest day measured in Micolene between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Micolene?
The coldest day measured in Micolene between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1981, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Micolene?
Almost never: Micolene sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Micolene warmed?
Yes: Micolene warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Micolene?
The wettest day measured in Micolene between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1945, with 260 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Micolene?
The windiest day measured in Micolene between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1941, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Micolene?
The warmest month in Micolene is December (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Micolene?
Micolene receives on average 943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 148 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Micolene?
Micolene gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Micolene?
Yes: Micolene has on average 292 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Micolene?
In Micolene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 24 January 2005, and the lowest was 13.8 °C on 17 July 1967.
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