Montepuez climate — normals and trends
Montepuez (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 837 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Montepuez averages 0 frost days, 108 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Montepuez has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 26 November 1951) and the coldest 11.6 °C (on 24 June 1957).
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
MontepuezCabo Delgado Province
- coords
- -13.13°, 39.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
837mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
108 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
37.9 °C
26 November 1951
Coldest day
11.6 °C
24 June 1957
Wettest day
150 mm
26 April 2019
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
15 December 2024
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
15 December 2024
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
26 November 1951
Coldest feels-like
9.2 °C
14 July 1985
Sunniest day
12.8 h
22 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 159 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 186 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 301 mm | +147 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 44 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 15 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | -1.6 °C | 121 mm | +82 mm |
| Dec | 29.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 250 mm | +95 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Montepuez?
Montepuez has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 837 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Montepuez?
The hottest day measured in Montepuez between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1951, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Montepuez?
The coldest day measured in Montepuez between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1957, at 11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Montepuez?
Almost never: Montepuez sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Montepuez warmed?
Yes: Montepuez warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Montepuez?
The wettest day measured in Montepuez between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2019, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Montepuez?
The windiest day measured in Montepuez between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2024, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Montepuez?
The warmest month in Montepuez is November (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Montepuez?
Montepuez receives on average 837 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Montepuez?
Montepuez gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Montepuez?
Yes: Montepuez has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Montepuez?
In Montepuez, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 26 November 1951, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 14 July 1985.
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