Xai-Xai climate — normals and trends
Xai-Xai (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 681 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Xai-Xai averages 0 frost days, 107 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Xai-Xai 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 43.7 °C (on 24 November 1976) and the coldest 9.9 °C (on 27 June 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
Xai-XaiGaza Province
- coords
- -25.05°, 33.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
28.0°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
681mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
107 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
198 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
43.7 °C
24 November 1976
Coldest day
9.9 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
168 mm
10 January 2006
Windiest day
68.3 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
21 February 1972
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
24 December 2016
Coldest feels-like
5.9 °C
13 June 1968
Sunniest day
13.5 h
5 January 2016
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 | 31.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 142 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 100 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 38 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 55 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 27 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 16 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 53 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 121 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xai-Xai?
Xai-Xai has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 681 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xai-Xai?
The hottest day measured in Xai-Xai between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1976, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xai-Xai?
The coldest day measured in Xai-Xai between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Xai-Xai?
Almost never: Xai-Xai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xai-Xai warmed?
Yes: Xai-Xai warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xai-Xai?
The wettest day measured in Xai-Xai between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2006, with 168 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xai-Xai?
The windiest day measured in Xai-Xai between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 68.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xai-Xai?
The warmest month in Xai-Xai is January (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Xai-Xai?
Xai-Xai receives on average 681 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xai-Xai?
Xai-Xai gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Xai-Xai?
Yes: Xai-Xai has on average 198 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xai-Xai?
In Xai-Xai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 24 December 2016, and the lowest was 5.9 °C on 13 June 1968.
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