Monapo climate — normals and trends
Monapo (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,120 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Monapo averages 0 frost days, 180 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Monapo has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 25 November 1943) and the coldest 12.0 °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
MonapoNampula
- coords
- -14.92°, 40.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,120mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
180 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
40.0 °C
25 November 1943
Coldest day
12.0 °C
28 June 1981
Wettest day
214 mm
13 January 2025
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
10 March 2025
Strongest gust
102.6 km/h
22 March 1944
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
29 December 1940
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
10 July 1956
Sunniest day
12.8 h
11 January 2025
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 | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 439 mm | +180 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 195 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 243 mm | +38 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 48 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 32.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 93 mm | +35 mm |
| Dec | 31.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 349 mm | +163 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Monapo?
Monapo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,120 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Monapo?
The hottest day measured in Monapo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1943, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Monapo?
The coldest day measured in Monapo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1981, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Monapo?
Almost never: Monapo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Monapo warmed?
Yes: Monapo warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Monapo?
The wettest day measured in Monapo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2025, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Monapo?
The windiest day measured in Monapo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2025, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Monapo?
The warmest month in Monapo is November (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Monapo?
Monapo receives on average 1,120 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Monapo?
Monapo gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Monapo?
Yes: Monapo has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Monapo?
In Monapo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 29 December 1940, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 10 July 1956.
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