Songo climate — normals and trends
Songo (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 757 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Songo averages 0 frost days, 165 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Songo has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 29 October 2019) and the coldest 8.7 °C (on 26 July 1975).
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
SongoTete
- coords
- -15.60°, 32.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
757mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
165 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
215 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
43.5 °C
29 October 2019
Coldest day
8.7 °C
26 July 1975
Wettest day
162 mm
4 January 1975
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
18 September 2006
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
18 September 2006
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
20 November 2023
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
16 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.8 h
28 November 2025
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 | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 420 mm | +197 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 212 mm | +35 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 90 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 37 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 33.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 82 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 246 mm | +67 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Songo?
Songo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 757 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Songo?
The hottest day measured in Songo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 2019, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Songo?
The coldest day measured in Songo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1975, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Songo?
Almost never: Songo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Songo warmed?
Yes: Songo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Songo?
The wettest day measured in Songo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1975, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Songo?
The windiest day measured in Songo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2006, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Songo?
The warmest month in Songo is November (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Songo?
Songo receives on average 757 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Songo?
Songo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Songo?
Yes: Songo has on average 215 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Songo?
In Songo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 20 November 2023, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 16 June 1968.
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