Tete climate — normals and trends
Tete (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 690 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tete averages 0 frost days, 217 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Tete has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 25 November 2020) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 18 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
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- coords
- -16.16°, 33.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
690mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
217 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
240 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
44.7 °C
25 November 2020
Coldest day
9.0 °C
18 June 1968
Wettest day
130 mm
3 March 1988
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
75.6 km/h
18 September 2006
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
22 November 2018
Coldest feels-like
6.8 °C
15 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.9 h
26 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 | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 313 mm | +112 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 281 mm | +116 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 170 mm | +86 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 42 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 14 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 35.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 33.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 71 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 284 mm | +128 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tete?
Tete has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 690 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tete?
The hottest day measured in Tete between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2020, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tete?
The coldest day measured in Tete between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1968, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Tete?
Almost never: Tete sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tete warmed?
Yes: Tete warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tete?
The wettest day measured in Tete between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1988, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tete?
The windiest day measured in Tete between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tete?
The warmest month in Tete is November (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Tete?
Tete receives on average 690 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tete?
Tete gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tete?
Yes: Tete has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tete?
In Tete, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 22 November 2018, and the lowest was 6.8 °C on 15 June 1968.
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