Pemba climate — normals and trends
Pemba (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,128 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 December (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Pemba averages 0 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Pemba 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 36.1 °C (on 25 November 1943) and the coldest 17.0 °C (on 4 September 1976).
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
PembaCabo Delgado Province
- coords
- -12.97°, 40.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,128mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
339 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
36.1 °C
25 November 1943
Coldest day
17.0 °C
4 September 1976
Wettest day
273 mm
28 April 2019
Windiest day
57.7 km/h
15 December 2024
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
15 December 2024
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
18 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
26 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.7 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 | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 268 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 127 mm | -91 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 277 mm | +57 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 134 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 52 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 11 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 11 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 206 mm | +154 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 231 mm | +56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pemba?
Pemba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,128 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pemba?
The hottest day measured in Pemba between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1943, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pemba?
The coldest day measured in Pemba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1976, at 17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Pemba?
Almost never: Pemba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pemba warmed?
Yes: Pemba warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pemba?
The wettest day measured in Pemba between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2019, with 273 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pemba?
The windiest day measured in Pemba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 2024, with winds reaching 57.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pemba?
The warmest month in Pemba is December (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Pemba?
Pemba receives on average 1,128 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pemba?
Pemba gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pemba?
Yes: Pemba has on average 339 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pemba?
In Pemba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 18 March 2016, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 26 July 1975.
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