Vilankulo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Vilankulo?

Vilankulo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 635 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vilankulo?

The hottest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2023, reaching 36.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Vilankulo?

The coldest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 8.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Vilankulo?

Almost never: Vilankulo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Vilankulo warmed?

Yes: Vilankulo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Vilankulo?

The wettest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1999, with 472 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Vilankulo?

The windiest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2003, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Vilankulo?

The warmest month in Vilankulo is January (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Vilankulo?

Vilankulo receives on average 635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Vilankulo?

Vilankulo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Vilankulo (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 635 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.

Vilankulo averages 0 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.

Vilankulo has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 21 February 2023) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 15 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

VilankuloInhambane Province

coords: -22.00°, 35.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthAugust

Mean daily temperature

23.8°C

Average daily high

27.7°C

Average daily low

20.7°C

Annual rainfall

635mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

17.6km/h

Seasonal range

6.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

78 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

93 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.5 °C

Average feels-like low

22.7 °C

Average peak gust

34.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

216 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.7 °C

21 February 2023

Coldest day

8.9 °C

15 June 1968

Wettest day

472 mm

24 February 1999

Windiest day

67.0 km/h

3 March 2003

Strongest gust

128.2 km/h

2 March 2003

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

21 February 2023

Coldest feels-like

6.5 °C

15 June 1968

Sunniest day

13.1 h

3 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.6 °C15 January 2025	13.4 °C1 August 2025	24.6 °C	643 mm	108
2024	34.7 °C14 December 2024	13.5 °C7 July 2024	24.9 °C	520 mm	120
2023	36.7 °C21 February 2023	14.0 °C17 July 2023	24.6 °C	1,065 mm	111
2022	33.8 °C7 February 2022	13.5 °C7 July 2022	24.4 °C	554 mm	125
2021	34.0 °C9 December 2021	13.6 °C26 May 2021	24.2 °C	680 mm	111
2020	34.0 °C25 November 2020	13.2 °C5 July 2020	24.4 °C	398 mm	121
2019	34.8 °C3 December 2019	14.4 °C26 July 2019	24.6 °C	580 mm	107
2018	33.4 °C2 January 2018	14.5 °C17 July 2018	24.3 °C	485 mm	90
2017	33.2 °C14 December 2017	14.0 °C20 July 2017	24.1 °C	744 mm	76
2016	35.4 °C11 February 2016	14.7 °C14 June 2016	24.7 °C	473 mm	139
2015	33.7 °C6 February 2015	13.1 °C3 August 2015	24.3 °C	301 mm	105
2014	33.4 °C20 February 2014	13.4 °C14 July 2014	23.7 °C	509 mm	68
2013	33.9 °C20 February 2013	13.1 °C24 June 2013	23.5 °C	561 mm	61
2012	34.0 °C25 November 2012	11.3 °C10 August 2012	23.9 °C	424 mm	78
2011	33.0 °C23 December 2011	10.6 °C26 June 2011	23.7 °C	494 mm	100
2010	33.6 °C13 February 2010	13.4 °C10 July 2010	24.4 °C	503 mm	117
2009	33.3 °C4 February 2009	12.1 °C26 July 2009	23.9 °C	594 mm	75
2008	33.5 °C23 February 2008	13.4 °C17 July 2008	24.1 °C	381 mm	100
2007	34.9 °C11 February 2007	12.6 °C23 May 2007	24.1 °C	691 mm	94
2006	33.9 °C27 December 2006	12.9 °C2 September 2006	24.3 °C	507 mm	107
2005	34.7 °C8 March 2005	14.2 °C1 July 2005	24.3 °C	504 mm	103
2004	34.1 °C10 January 2004	13.2 °C16 July 2004	23.9 °C	655 mm	85
2003	33.7 °C18 December 2003	13.3 °C23 August 2003	23.9 °C	682 mm	96
2002	33.5 °C25 December 2002	13.4 °C14 July 2002	24.1 °C	290 mm	98
2001	32.1 °C3 February 2001	13.7 °C17 July 2001	24.0 °C	960 mm	62
2000	34.0 °C7 January 2000	13.7 °C25 July 2000	23.7 °C	1,285 mm	52
1999	33.8 °C25 December 1999	12.9 °C24 July 1999	23.7 °C	1,881 mm	63
1998	33.7 °C10 May 1998	14.3 °C13 July 1998	24.1 °C	860 mm	81
1997	33.5 °C27 January 1997	12.2 °C1 June 1997	23.8 °C	702 mm	64
1996	34.0 °C12 January 1996	12.5 °C1 July 1996	23.7 °C	694 mm	74
1995	34.6 °C28 December 1995	12.4 °C16 July 1995	23.9 °C	307 mm	92
1994	33.4 °C4 February 1994	11.1 °C30 June 1994	23.1 °C	508 mm	61
1993	32.8 °C16 February 1993	14.2 °C24 August 1993	23.9 °C	536 mm	58
1992	34.3 °C24 February 1992	13.5 °C14 August 1992	24.3 °C	360 mm	123
1991	33.1 °C23 January 1991	13.4 °C17 June 1991	23.7 °C	518 mm	75
1990	35.8 °C18 December 1990	13.6 °C30 June 1990	23.7 °C	492 mm	78
1989	33.8 °C31 March 1989	12.1 °C26 July 1989	23.7 °C	447 mm	51
1988	35.9 °C31 January 1988	12.4 °C20 August 1988	23.7 °C	701 mm	66
1987	32.4 °C1 December 1987	13.1 °C13 July 1987	24.0 °C	350 mm	112
1986	35.7 °C22 February 1986	12.3 °C27 June 1986	23.6 °C	615 mm	67
1985	32.8 °C31 December 1985	12.8 °C21 July 1985	23.7 °C	547 mm	71
1984	33.3 °C12 January 1984	12.7 °C3 June 1984	23.5 °C	621 mm	50
1983	34.2 °C2 February 1983	12.8 °C12 August 1983	24.1 °C	407 mm	101
1982	32.6 °C27 December 1982	11.7 °C13 July 1982	23.4 °C	501 mm	57
1981	32.6 °C21 December 1981	12.7 °C10 July 1981	23.0 °C	722 mm	47
1980	32.4 °C28 January 1980	12.0 °C30 June 1980	23.4 °C	481 mm	80
1979	33.7 °C23 September 1979	12.9 °C26 July 1979	23.4 °C	528 mm	50
1978	31.8 °C9 March 1978	12.9 °C5 July 1978	23.6 °C	1,192 mm	48
1977	34.0 °C23 January 1977	13.3 °C9 July 1977	23.7 °C	734 mm	65
1976	34.9 °C5 December 1976	11.9 °C18 July 1976	23.3 °C	831 mm	40
1975	35.7 °C10 January 1975	9.4 °C26 July 1975	23.2 °C	559 mm	69
1974	32.5 °C22 January 1974	11.7 °C10 September 1974	23.3 °C	774 mm	60
1973	33.5 °C27 January 1973	13.0 °C10 July 1973	23.6 °C	619 mm	75
1972	34.4 °C15 December 1972	9.1 °C2 August 1972	23.2 °C	725 mm	53
1971	33.4 °C8 February 1971	12.1 °C15 July 1971	23.7 °C	423 mm	82
1970	32.7 °C10 February 1970	13.9 °C2 July 1970	23.8 °C	411 mm	79
1969	33.4 °C20 November 1969	14.1 °C23 July 1969	23.8 °C	859 mm	81
1968	33.5 °C5 January 1968	8.9 °C15 June 1968	23.1 °C	538 mm	56
1967	32.3 °C11 December 1967	13.0 °C24 July 1967	23.4 °C	622 mm	48
1966	36.6 °C5 January 1966	13.1 °C28 July 1966	23.6 °C	623 mm	79
1965	35.5 °C18 December 1965	11.8 °C24 June 1965	23.1 °C	339 mm	59
1964	33.7 °C4 March 1964	10.4 °C22 June 1964	23.1 °C	691 mm	65
1963	34.3 °C15 December 1963	12.1 °C13 July 1963	23.2 °C	568 mm	35
1962	32.8 °C9 January 1962	14.5 °C23 July 1962	23.5 °C	890 mm	50
1961	33.8 °C13 December 1961	14.3 °C8 August 1961	23.8 °C	563 mm	76
1960	33.2 °C2 December 1960	13.3 °C6 June 1960	23.5 °C	494 mm	104
1959	35.2 °C18 December 1959	14.7 °C23 July 1959	23.7 °C	417 mm	85
1958	35.1 °C20 November 1958	12.3 °C15 July 1958	23.7 °C	756 mm	77
1957	34.2 °C24 November 1957	13.3 °C21 June 1957	23.8 °C	606 mm	69
1956	33.1 °C30 January 1956	12.3 °C7 July 1956	23.5 °C	811 mm	54
1955	34.1 °C14 November 1955	12.5 °C12 August 1955	23.1 °C	731 mm	25
1954	35.8 °C3 January 1954	12.4 °C19 July 1954	23.9 °C	437 mm	131
1953	32.9 °C28 November 1953	12.8 °C31 July 1953	23.5 °C	825 mm	68
1952	32.3 °C21 January 1952	12.0 °C5 July 1952	23.7 °C	638 mm	79
1951	35.8 °C26 November 1951	12.8 °C21 July 1951	24.0 °C	308 mm	147
1950	35.5 °C17 December 1950	13.4 °C8 August 1950	23.7 °C	496 mm	82
1949	34.6 °C30 November 1949	12.5 °C19 July 1949	23.5 °C	889 mm	72
1948	33.6 °C13 October 1948	14.4 °C10 August 1948	23.4 °C	1,062 mm	39
1947	33.9 °C8 October 1947	12.7 °C6 July 1947	23.5 °C	918 mm	55
1946	33.4 °C29 October 1946	12.7 °C19 June 1946	23.5 °C	718 mm	45
1945	32.2 °C7 November 1945	12.9 °C28 June 1945	23.5 °C	890 mm	32
1944	34.6 °C25 January 1944	14.7 °C11 June 1944	23.7 °C	965 mm	81
1943	35.7 °C2 December 1943	13.3 °C23 July 1943	23.5 °C	727 mm	60
1942	32.1 °C12 September 1942	13.3 °C7 July 1942	23.6 °C	563 mm	54
1941	33.9 °C2 March 1941	11.5 °C6 July 1941	23.8 °C	653 mm	104
1940	36.2 °C1 December 1940	13.7 °C15 July 1940	24.1 °C	445 mm	132

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.5 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

108 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

643 mm

+8 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.8 °C	+1.7 °C	119 mm	-10 mm
Feb	31.0 °C	+1.1 °C	121 mm	-18 mm
Mar	30.1 °C	+0.6 °C	57 mm	-20 mm
Apr	29.6 °C	+1.3 °C	17 mm	-17 mm
May	27.2 °C	+0.6 °C	30 mm	+12 mm
Jun	26.3 °C	+1.3 °C	13 mm	+0 mm
Jul	25.3 °C	+0.8 °C	14 mm	+3 mm
Aug	26.7 °C	+1.4 °C	7 mm	-2 mm
Sep	28.1 °C	+1.3 °C	18 mm	+8 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	-0.1 °C	14 mm	-9 mm
Nov	28.9 °C	-0.2 °C	45 mm	-7 mm
Dec	29.3 °C	-0.4 °C	190 mm	+68 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.6 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest day

13.4 °C

1 Aug 2025

Wettest day

83.4 mm

4 Dec 2025

Windiest day

31.8 km/h

26 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

60.8 km/h

25 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.4 °C

15 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.2 °C

29 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Vilankulo?

Vilankulo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 635 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vilankulo?

The hottest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2023, reaching 36.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Vilankulo?

The coldest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1968, at 8.9 °C.

Does it snow in Vilankulo?

Almost never: Vilankulo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Vilankulo warmed?

Yes: Vilankulo warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Vilankulo?

The wettest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1999, with 472 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Vilankulo?

The windiest day measured in Vilankulo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 2003, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Vilankulo?

The warmest month in Vilankulo is January (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Vilankulo?

Vilankulo receives on average 635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Vilankulo?

Vilankulo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Vilankulo?

Yes: Vilankulo has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vilankulo?

In Vilankulo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 21 February 2023, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 15 June 1968.

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