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Quelimane, Mozambique climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Quelimane has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is December with an average daily high near 92°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 61°F at night. Precipitation totals about 41 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 9.7 inches while September barely receives 0.36 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Quelimane climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 75 |
| Precipitation (in) | 9.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 72 |
| Avg low (°F) | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 62 |
| Precipitation (in) | 9.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 80 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 92 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 71 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 61 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 75 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 57 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 69 | 60 | 50 | 45 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 81 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 57 | 69 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.6 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Quelimane, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.