Climate averages 1991–2020
Chibuto weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Chibuto: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 14.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 45 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Xai-Xai (42 km away). In July its highs average 24.2°C, about as warm as Chibuto, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Chibuto ranks 14th of 22 for the warmest July highs and joint 9th of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 24.6°C; Chibuto is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 25.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 8.6 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 23.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 10 | 2.6 | 10.811 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Xai-Xai in JulyMozambique · 42 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 16.2°C · 18 mm rain
- Maputo in JulyMozambique · 171 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in JulyMozambique · 176 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Matola in JulyMozambique · 178 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Maxixe in JulyMozambique · 206 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Inhambane in JulyMozambique · 209 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in JulySouth Africa · 256 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Mbombela in JulySouth Africa · 272 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 12 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.