Quelimane climate — normals and trends
Quelimane (Mozambique) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 931 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Quelimane averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Quelimane has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 2 December 1943) and the coldest 16.9 °C (on 9 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
QuelimaneZambezia Province
- coords
- -17.88°, 36.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
23.7°C
Annual rainfall
931mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
349 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
36.6 °C
2 December 1943
Coldest day
16.9 °C
9 July 1956
Wettest day
199 mm
12 March 2023
Windiest day
71.3 km/h
12 March 2023
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
12 March 2023
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
9 January 1973
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
16 July 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
10 December 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 | 30.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 288 mm | +96 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 182 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 295 mm | +129 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 109 mm | +67 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 24.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 14 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 61 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 215 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quelimane?
Quelimane has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quelimane?
The hottest day measured in Quelimane between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1943, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quelimane?
The coldest day measured in Quelimane between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1956, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Quelimane?
Almost never: Quelimane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Quelimane warmed?
Yes: Quelimane warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quelimane?
The wettest day measured in Quelimane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2023, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quelimane?
The windiest day measured in Quelimane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2023, with winds reaching 71.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quelimane?
The warmest month in Quelimane is January (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Quelimane?
Quelimane receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quelimane?
Quelimane gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Quelimane?
Yes: Quelimane has on average 349 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quelimane?
In Quelimane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 9 January 1973, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 16 July 1967.
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