Climate averages 1991–2020
Cuamba weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Cuamba: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gurúè (88 km away). In September its highs average 28.4°C, 1.9°C cooler than Cuamba, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Cuamba ranks 4th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 5th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Cuamba is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.5 mm to 11 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
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, selected | 30.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 3.5 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 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
September in nearby cities
- Gurúè in SeptemberMozambique · 88 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Mandimba in SeptemberMozambique · 108 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Zomba in SeptemberMalawi · 146 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 197 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Lichinga in SeptemberMozambique · 217 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Mocuba in SeptemberMozambique · 231 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Nampula in SeptemberMozambique · 295 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 17.6°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Lilongwe in SeptemberMalawi · 310 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 1.3 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.