Nhamatanda climate — normals and trends
Nhamatanda (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 819 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Nhamatanda averages 0 frost days, 179 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Nhamatanda has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.3 °C (on 27 November 1951) and the coldest 6.6 °C (on 15 June 1968).
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
NhamatandaSofala
- coords
- -19.27°, 34.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
819mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
179 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
181 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
47.3 °C
27 November 1951
Coldest day
6.6 °C
15 June 1968
Wettest day
222 mm
7 December 1984
Windiest day
61.9 km/h
15 March 2019
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
15 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
27 November 1951
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
15 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
19 November 1940
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 | 34.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 144 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 162 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 183 mm | +88 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 85 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 27.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 75 mm | +58 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 17 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 16 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 31.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 133 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 254 mm | +68 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nhamatanda?
Nhamatanda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 819 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nhamatanda?
The hottest day measured in Nhamatanda between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1951, reaching 47.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nhamatanda?
The coldest day measured in Nhamatanda between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Nhamatanda?
Almost never: Nhamatanda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nhamatanda warmed?
Yes: Nhamatanda warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nhamatanda?
The wettest day measured in Nhamatanda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1984, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nhamatanda?
The windiest day measured in Nhamatanda between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2019, with winds reaching 61.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nhamatanda?
The warmest month in Nhamatanda is November (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Nhamatanda?
Nhamatanda receives on average 819 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nhamatanda?
Nhamatanda gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nhamatanda?
Yes: Nhamatanda has on average 181 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nhamatanda?
In Nhamatanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 27 November 1951, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 15 June 1968.
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