Climate averages 1991–2020
Cuamba weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Cuamba: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gurúè (88 km away). In October its highs average 30.1°C, 2.0°C cooler than Cuamba, with 37 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Cuamba ranks 3rd of 22 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Cuamba is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 32.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 56 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
Cuamba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 257 | 24.9 | 12.913 h |
| February | 28.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 183 | 19.4 | 12.613 h |
| March | 28.3°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 109 | 16.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 29 | 5.0 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 4.0 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| June | 25.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| July | 25.3°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| August | 27.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| September | 30.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 3.5 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 32.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 11 | 1.6 | 12.412 h |
| November | 32.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 56 | 7.4 | 12.813 h |
| December | 30.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 178 | 19.9 | 13.013 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
- Gurúè in OctoberMozambique · 88 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Mandimba in OctoberMozambique · 108 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Zomba in OctoberMalawi · 146 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Blantyre in OctoberMalawi · 197 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Lichinga in OctoberMozambique · 217 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Mocuba in OctoberMozambique · 231 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 19 mm rain
- Nampula in OctoberMozambique · 295 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Lilongwe in OctoberMalawi · 310 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.6°C · 9.9 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 Cuamba) is explained once on the Cuamba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.