Climate averages 1991–2020
Mandimba weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd 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 Mandimba: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 3rd 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 Cuamba (108 km away). In September its highs average 30.3°C, 1.4°C warmer than Mandimba, with 3.5 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Mandimba ranks joint 10th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Mandimba is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.2 mm to 15 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
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 | 25.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| September, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Cuamba in SeptemberMozambique · 108 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Zomba in SeptemberMalawi · 120 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Lichinga in SeptemberMozambique · 124 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 174 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Gurúè in SeptemberMozambique · 189 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Lilongwe in SeptemberMalawi · 205 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Tete in SeptemberMozambique · 299 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Mocuba in SeptemberMozambique · 311 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 11 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.