Mocímboa climate — normals and trends
Mocímboa (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,114 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mocímboa averages 0 frost days, 143 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Mocímboa has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 19 February 1944) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 28 August 1952).
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
MocímboaCabo Delgado Province
- coords
- -11.32°, 40.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,114mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
143 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
293 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.1 °C
19 February 1944
Coldest day
14.4 °C
28 August 1952
Wettest day
140 mm
31 March 1961
Windiest day
46.3 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
13 March 1941
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
18 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
18 July 1976
Sunniest day
12.7 h
26 December 1940
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 | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 152 mm | -61 mm |
| Feb | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 99 mm | -102 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 187 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 171 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 102 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 20 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 21 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 81 mm | +24 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 142 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mocímboa?
Mocímboa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,114 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mocímboa?
The hottest day measured in Mocímboa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1944, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mocímboa?
The coldest day measured in Mocímboa between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1952, at 14.4 °C.
Does it snow in Mocímboa?
Almost never: Mocímboa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mocímboa warmed?
Yes: Mocímboa warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mocímboa?
The wettest day measured in Mocímboa between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1961, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mocímboa?
The windiest day measured in Mocímboa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 46.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mocímboa?
The warmest month in Mocímboa is December (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mocímboa?
Mocímboa receives on average 1,114 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mocímboa?
Mocímboa gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mocímboa?
Yes: Mocímboa has on average 293 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mocímboa?
In Mocímboa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 18 March 2016, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 18 July 1976.
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