Maputo monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Maputo

Maputo average temperature chart (Celsius) Maputo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Maputo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 30.6 30.4 30 28.4 26.9 25 24.8 25.8 26.8 27.2 28.3 29.9
°F 87.2 86.7 86.1 83.1 80.5 76.9 76.7 78.5 80.2 81 83 85.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Maputo monthly rainfall chart (mm) Maputo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Maputo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 159 138 98 56 30 18 18 15 41 57 77 84
inches 6.3 5.4 3.9 2.2 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.6 2.2 3 3.3
Rainy days 11 10 11 10 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 11

Average annual rainfall in Maputo: 797.666mm (314 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Maputo

Maputo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Maputo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.9 8.9 9 8.7 8 7.3 7.2 8.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Maputo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Maputo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Maputo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 22.4 22.4 21.6 19.2 16.4 13.6 13.3 14.7 16.8 18.2 19.9 21.5
Max °C 30.9 30.6 30.3 28.6 27.2 25.3 25.1 26.1 27.1 27.5 28.6 30.2
Min °F 72.2 72.3 70.8 66.6 61.5 56.4 55.9 58.5 62.2 64.7 67.7 70.6
Max °F 79.9 79.7 78.6 75 71.2 66.9 66.6 68.7 71.4 73 75.6 78.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Maputo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Maputo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Maputo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.9 27.4 27.2 26.3 24.9 23.7 22.8 22.5 22.7 23.5 24.6 25.9
°F 80.5 81.3 80.9 79.3 76.9 74.6 73 72.5 72.9 74.3 76.3 78.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Maputo average winspeed by month (km/h) Maputo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Maputo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 9 9 8 7 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 9
mph 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Maputo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Maputo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
74% 76% 77% 77% 75% 74% 74% 72% 72% 72% 73% 72%

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Maputo weather stats

Maputo weather statistics
Hottest month: January 30.6°C 87.1°F
Driest month: August 15mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month: June 8.9hrs
Coldest month: July 24.8°C 76.6°F
Wettest month: January 159mm 6.3ins
Warmest sea: February 27.4°C 81.3°F
Map showing location of Maputo (-25.96553, 32.58322) Maputo map pin © Google

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