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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Mozambique
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Mozambique has a tropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season).
Temperatures range between 24 and 30° throughout the year. The rains are higher in the north than in the south.
Rainy season (November to March)
Temperatures reach 30° and the rains are high on the coast, in the north and on the tops of the plateaus. The south is drier because most of moisture-laden winds are stopped by the highlands of the island of Madagascar.
Dry season (April to October)
Temperatures range between 24 and 27°. They sometimes fall to 15-20° when a cold air goes through the country at the end of June and at the beginning of July. Sunshine is high.
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The climate of Mozambique is pleasant during the following months :
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February |
March |
April |
May |
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August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Beira
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
30° |
29° |
27° |
25° |
min |
27° |
27° |
26° |
24° |
22° |
19° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
26° |
27° |
28° |
29° |
30° |
min |
18° |
19° |
22° |
23° |
25° |
26° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
260 |
250 |
260 |
110 |
60 |
40 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
30 |
30 |
20 |
30 |
120 |
240 |
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Lichinga
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
25° |
23° |
min |
16° |
17° |
16° |
15° |
13° |
11° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
23° |
24° |
27° |
29° |
28° |
27° |
min |
11° |
11° |
13° |
16° |
16° |
16° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
260 |
230 |
280 |
70 |
30 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
10 |
80 |
200 |
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Maputo (Capital of Mozambique)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
31° |
31° |
30° |
28° |
27° |
25° |
min |
25° |
24° |
24° |
22° |
19° |
16° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
26° |
26° |
27° |
28° |
30° |
min |
16° |
17° |
19° |
21° |
22° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
150 |
130 |
90 |
50 |
20 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
10 |
30 |
50 |
70 |
90 |
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Nacala
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
31° |
min |
20° |
20° |
20° |
19° |
18° |
17° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
30° |
31° |
31° |
32° |
32° |
32° |
min |
16° |
16° |
17° |
18° |
19° |
19° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
190 |
190 |
160 |
50 |
10 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
... |
30 |
120 |
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Nampula
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
29° |
29° |
29° |
28° |
27° |
25° |
min |
24° |
23° |
23° |
22° |
21° |
18° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
24° |
26° |
29° |
31° |
32° |
30° |
min |
18° |
18° |
20° |
22° |
24° |
24° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
220 |
210 |
180 |
80 |
20 |
20 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
10 |
... |
10 |
70 |
180 |
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Quelimane
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
32° |
31° |
31° |
29° |
28° |
26° |
min |
26° |
26° |
26° |
24° |
21° |
18° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
26° |
27° |
28° |
30° |
32° |
31° |
min |
18° |
19° |
21° |
23° |
25° |
26° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
220 |
240 |
230 |
110 |
70 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
50 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
70 |
190 |
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Tete
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
36° |
35° |
33° |
34° |
33° |
31° |
min |
21° |
22° |
21° |
21° |
18° |
16° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
29° |
32° |
36° |
39° |
38° |
37° |
min |
14° |
16° |
18° |
21° |
22° |
22° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
140 |
120 |
70 |
10 |
... |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
... |
... |
... |
30 |
90 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Mozambique are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Mozambique, a country located in Southern Africa, is bordered by South Africa and Swaziland to the southwest, by Zimbabwe to the west, by Zambia and Malawi to the northwest, by Tanzania to the north and by the Indian Ocean to the east.
Capital: Maputo
Area: 800 000 km²
Population: 24 500 000 inhabitants
Language: Portuguese
Currency: Metical
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