Climate averages 1991–2020
Mandimba weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Mandimba: daytime highs average 25.9°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cuamba (108 km away). In August its highs average 27.5°C, 1.5°C warmer than Mandimba, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Mandimba ranks 13th of 22 for the warmest August highs and joint 3rd of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Mandimba is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 2.2 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Mandimba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 334 | 26.6 | 12.913 h |
| February | 27.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 244 | 22.0 | 12.613 h |
| March | 26.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 151 | 20.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.2°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 40 | 7.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 6.4 | 1.4 | 11.511 h |
| June | 24.0°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 11.311 h |
| July | 23.6°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 2.5 | 0.5 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 25.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| September | 28.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 2.2 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.7°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 15 | 2.5 | 12.412 h |
| November | 31.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 58 | 7.8 | 12.813 h |
| December | 28.7°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 204 | 20.8 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 108 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Zomba in AugustMalawi · 120 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Lichinga in AugustMozambique · 124 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Blantyre in AugustMalawi · 174 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Gurúè in AugustMozambique · 189 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Lilongwe in AugustMalawi · 205 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Tete in AugustMozambique · 299 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Mocuba in AugustMozambique · 311 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.7°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 Mandimba) is explained once on the Mandimba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.