Nacala climate — normals and trends
Nacala (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 928 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 January (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Nacala averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Nacala 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 31.6 °C (on 8 March 2017) and the coldest 17.9 °C (on 28 July 1964).
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
NacalaNampula
- coords
- -14.56°, 40.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
928mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
361 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
31.6 °C
8 March 2017
Coldest day
17.9 °C
28 July 1964
Wettest day
213 mm
13 January 2025
Windiest day
69.2 km/h
10 March 2025
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
24 March 1994
Hottest feels-like
39.4 °C
17 January 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.4 °C
14 July 1985
Sunniest day
12.8 h
10 January 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 404 mm | +204 mm |
| Feb | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 190 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 434 mm | +236 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 75 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 54 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 28.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 267 mm | +138 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nacala?
Nacala has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nacala?
The hottest day measured in Nacala between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2017, reaching 31.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nacala?
The coldest day measured in Nacala between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1964, at 17.9 °C.
Does it snow in Nacala?
Almost never: Nacala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nacala warmed?
Yes: Nacala warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nacala?
The wettest day measured in Nacala between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2025, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nacala?
The windiest day measured in Nacala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2025, with winds reaching 69.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nacala?
The warmest month in Nacala is January (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Nacala?
Nacala receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nacala?
Nacala gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nacala?
Yes: Nacala has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nacala?
In Nacala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.4 °C on 17 January 2024, and the lowest was 15.4 °C on 14 July 1985.
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