Climate averages 1991–2020
Chibuto weather
in September.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Chibuto: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 17.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Xai-Xai (42 km away). In September its highs average 27.7°C, about as warm as Chibuto, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Chibuto ranks 14th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 16th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Chibuto is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Xai-Xai in SeptemberMozambique · 42 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Maputo in SeptemberMozambique · 171 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in SeptemberMozambique · 176 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Matola in SeptemberMozambique · 178 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Maxixe in SeptemberMozambique · 206 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Inhambane in SeptemberMozambique · 209 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 23 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in SeptemberSouth Africa · 256 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 15.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Mbombela in SeptemberSouth Africa · 272 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 34 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.