Murrupula climate — normals and trends
Murrupula (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,015 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Murrupula averages 0 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Murrupula has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 25 November 1943) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 31 July 1956).
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
MurrupulaNampula
- coords
- -15.46°, 38.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.6°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,015mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
134 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
185 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
39.6 °C
25 November 1943
Coldest day
8.9 °C
31 July 1956
Wettest day
168 mm
11 March 2022
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
23 March 1944
Strongest gust
109.4 km/h
10 March 2025
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
16 November 2008
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
9 July 1956
Sunniest day
12.9 h
31 December 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 332 mm | +83 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 246 mm | +36 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 243 mm | +83 mm |
| Apr | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 49 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 116 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 30.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 538 mm | +347 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Murrupula?
Murrupula has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.6 °C and it receives 1,015 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Murrupula?
The hottest day measured in Murrupula between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1943, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Murrupula?
The coldest day measured in Murrupula between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1956, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Murrupula?
Almost never: Murrupula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Murrupula warmed?
Yes: Murrupula warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Murrupula?
The wettest day measured in Murrupula between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 2022, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Murrupula?
The windiest day measured in Murrupula between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1944, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Murrupula?
The warmest month in Murrupula is November (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Murrupula?
Murrupula receives on average 1,015 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Murrupula?
Murrupula gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Murrupula?
Yes: Murrupula has on average 185 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Murrupula?
In Murrupula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 16 November 2008, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 9 July 1956.
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