Ulongué climate — normals and trends
Ulongué (Mozambique) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 841 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (15.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ulongué averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Ulongué has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 1 November 2011) and the coldest 3.3 °C (on 29 July 1964).
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
UlonguéTete
- coords
- -14.72°, 34.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.7°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
14.9°C
Annual rainfall
841mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
8 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.0 °C
1 November 2011
Coldest day
3.3 °C
29 July 1964
Wettest day
135 mm
3 January 2003
Windiest day
36.7 km/h
25 March 1944
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
25 January 2022
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
10 December 2015
Coldest feels-like
0.5 °C
29 July 1964
Sunniest day
12.8 h
15 December 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 | 25.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 333 mm | +119 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 217 mm | +40 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 114 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 25.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 65 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 36 mm | +26 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 124 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 274 mm | +109 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ulongué?
Ulongué has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 841 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulongué?
The hottest day measured in Ulongué between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 2011, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ulongué?
The coldest day measured in Ulongué between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1964, at 3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ulongué?
Almost never: Ulongué sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ulongué warmed?
Yes: Ulongué warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ulongué?
The wettest day measured in Ulongué between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2003, with 135 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ulongué?
The windiest day measured in Ulongué between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1944, with winds reaching 36.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ulongué?
The warmest month in Ulongué is November (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (15.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ulongué?
Ulongué receives on average 841 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ulongué?
Ulongué gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ulongué?
Yes: Ulongué has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulongué?
In Ulongué, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 10 December 2015, and the lowest was 0.5 °C on 29 July 1964.
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