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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 33°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 16°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1044 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 247 mm while September barely receives 9 mm.
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 (°C) | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 247 | 185 | 157 | 90 | 44 | 37 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 144 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 247 | 185 | 157 | 90 | 44 | 37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 144 |
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 (km/h) | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 10.5 |
| 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 (km/h) | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
| 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 (km/h) | 10.6 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 10.5 |
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.