Climate averages 1991–2020
Chibuto weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Chibuto: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 39 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Xai-Xai (42 km away). In October its highs average 28.2°C, 0.6°C cooler than Chibuto, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Chibuto ranks joint 15th of 22 for the warmest October highs and 14th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Chibuto is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 27 mm to 66 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Xai-Xai in OctoberMozambique · 42 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 37 mm rain
- Maputo in OctoberMozambique · 171 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in OctoberMozambique · 176 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Matola in OctoberMozambique · 178 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 51 mm rain
- Maxixe in OctoberMozambique · 206 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Inhambane in OctoberMozambique · 209 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in OctoberSouth Africa · 256 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Mbombela in OctoberSouth Africa · 272 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 71 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.