Milange climate — normals and trends
Milange (Mozambique) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,452 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 (23.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Milange averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Milange has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 1 December 1943) and the coldest 5.8 °C (on 14 July 1985).
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
MilangeZambezia Province
- coords
- -16.10°, 35.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.8°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,452mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
7.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
17.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
51 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
36.7 °C
1 December 1943
Coldest day
5.8 °C
14 July 1985
Wettest day
222 mm
14 March 2023
Windiest day
27.3 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
11 March 2025
Hottest feels-like
40.8 °C
13 December 2023
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
14 July 1985
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 December 1942
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 | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 467 mm | +140 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 376 mm | +105 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 273 mm | +69 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 90 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 119 mm | +88 mm |
| Jun | 22.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 33 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 24 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 174 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 450 mm | +169 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Milange?
Milange has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,452 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Milange?
The hottest day measured in Milange between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1943, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Milange?
The coldest day measured in Milange between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1985, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Milange?
Almost never: Milange sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Milange warmed?
Yes: Milange warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Milange?
The wettest day measured in Milange between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2023, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Milange?
The windiest day measured in Milange between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Milange?
The warmest month in Milange is November (23.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Milange?
Milange receives on average 1,452 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Milange?
Milange gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Milange?
Yes: Milange has on average 51 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Milange?
In Milange, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.8 °C on 13 December 2023, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 14 July 1985.
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