Nampula, Mozambique climate

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)

Nampula has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is December with an average daily high near 91°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 62°F at night. Precipitation totals about 39 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 11.9 inches while September barely receives 0.12 inches.

☀️ All year

Hot

Daytime highs near 91°F most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 62°F.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 39 in of rain a year.

Wettest in January

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Nampula climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	87	87	86	84	82	80	79	83	87	91	92	91
Avg temp (°F)	80	80	79	77	74	71	70	73	76	79	81	81
Avg low (°F)	72	72	72	69	66	63	62	63	65	68	70	72
Precipitation (in)	11.9	8.5	5.6	2.7	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.1	0.4	1.4	6.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	87	87	86	84	82	80
Avg temp (°F)	80	80	79	77	74	71
Avg low (°F)	72	72	72	69	66	63
Precipitation (in)	11.9	8.5	5.6	2.7	0.5	0.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	79	83	87	91	92	91
Avg temp (°F)	70	73	76	79	81	81
Avg low (°F)	62	63	65	68	70	72
Precipitation (in)	0.7	0.8	0.1	0.4	1.4	6.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	78	74	64	48	40	45	48	44	36	41	52	65
Relative humidity (%)	85	87	87	86	83	81	78	72	65	60	60	73
Wind speed (mph)	4.2	3.9	3.8	4.3	4.2	4.4	4.9	5.1	6.2	6.9	6.6	4.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	78	74	64	48	40	45
Relative humidity (%)	85	87	87	86	83	81
Wind speed (mph)	4.2	3.9	3.8	4.3	4.2	4.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	48	44	36	41	52	65
Relative humidity (%)	78	72	65	60	60	73
Wind speed (mph)	4.9	5.1	6.2	6.9	6.6	4.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Nampula, a weather station, about 2 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.

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