Climate averages 1991–2020
Chibuto weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Chibuto: daytime highs average 25.7°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 15 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Xai-Xai (42 km away). In August its highs average 25.8°C, about as warm as Chibuto, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Chibuto ranks 15th of 22 for the warmest August highs and 8th of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Chibuto is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.6 mm to 17 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Chibuto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 112 | 11.9 | 13.513 h |
| February | 30.2°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 72 | 9.2 | 12.913 h |
| March | 29.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 61 | 8.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 30 | 6.1 | 11.512 h |
| May | 26.1°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 17 | 3.8 | 10.911 h |
| June | 24.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 11 | 2.7 | 10.611 h |
| July | 23.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 10 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| August, selected | 25.7°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 8.6 | 1.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 28.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 17 | 2.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 27 | 4.8 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.6°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 66 | 8.2 | 13.313 h |
| December | 30.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 104 | 9.4 | 13.614 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Xai-Xai in AugustMozambique · 42 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Maputo in AugustMozambique · 171 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in AugustMozambique · 176 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Matola in AugustMozambique · 178 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Maxixe in AugustMozambique · 206 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Inhambane in AugustMozambique · 209 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in AugustSouth Africa · 256 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Mbombela in AugustSouth Africa · 272 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 17 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Chibuto) is explained once on the Chibuto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.