Xilembene climate — normals and trends
Xilembene (Mozambique) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 535 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 (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Xilembene averages 0 frost days, 151 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Xilembene has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 30 October 1947) and the coldest 6.8 °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
XilembeneGaza Province
- coords
- -24.69°, 33.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
535mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
151 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
177 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002
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
44.4 °C
30 October 1947
Coldest day
6.8 °C
27 June 1964
Wettest day
144 mm
31 January 1998
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
13 March 1941
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
14 May 1972
Hottest feels-like
48.4 °C
24 December 2016
Coldest feels-like
4.7 °C
27 June 1964
Sunniest day
13.5 h
29 December 2015
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 | 32.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 144 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 108 mm | +28 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 18 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 23 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 43 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 30.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 107 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Xilembene?
Xilembene has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 535 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xilembene?
The hottest day measured in Xilembene between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1947, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Xilembene?
The coldest day measured in Xilembene between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1964, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Xilembene?
Almost never: Xilembene sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Xilembene warmed?
Yes: Xilembene warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Xilembene?
The wettest day measured in Xilembene between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1998, with 144 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Xilembene?
The windiest day measured in Xilembene between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1941, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Xilembene?
The warmest month in Xilembene is January (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Xilembene?
Xilembene receives on average 535 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Xilembene?
Xilembene gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Xilembene?
Yes: Xilembene has on average 177 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xilembene?
In Xilembene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.4 °C on 24 December 2016, and the lowest was 4.7 °C on 27 June 1964.
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