Nampula climate — normals and trends
Nampula (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 937 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 (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Nampula averages 0 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Nampula has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 25 November 1943) and the coldest 9.3 °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
NampulaNampula
- coords
- -15.12°, 39.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
937mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
178 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
38.9 °C
25 November 1943
Coldest day
9.3 °C
31 July 1956
Wettest day
217 mm
23 March 1944
Windiest day
47.6 km/h
10 March 2025
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
10 March 2025
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
14 December 2015
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
9 July 1956
Sunniest day
12.9 h
28 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 265 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 234 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 243 mm | +83 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 27.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 28 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 100 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 423 mm | +249 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nampula?
Nampula has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 937 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nampula?
The hottest day measured in Nampula between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1943, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nampula?
The coldest day measured in Nampula between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1956, at 9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Nampula?
Almost never: Nampula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nampula warmed?
Yes: Nampula warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nampula?
The wettest day measured in Nampula between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1944, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nampula?
The windiest day measured in Nampula between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2025, with winds reaching 47.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nampula?
The warmest month in Nampula is November (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Nampula?
Nampula receives on average 937 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nampula?
Nampula gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nampula?
Yes: Nampula has on average 178 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nampula?
In Nampula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 14 December 2015, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 9 July 1956.
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