Climate averages 1991–2020
Maxixe weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th 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 Maxixe: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Inhambane (4 km away). In August its highs average 24.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Maxixe, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Maxixe ranks 19th of 22 for the warmest August highs and joint 12th of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Maxixe is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 20 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
Maxixe climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 150 | 13.9 | 13.413 h |
| February | 29.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 103 | 12.6 | 12.913 h |
| March | 28.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 75 | 12.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.2°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 40 | 7.8 | 11.612 h |
| May | 25.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 23 | 5.4 | 11.011 h |
| June | 24.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 10.711 h |
| July | 23.7°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 21 | 4.4 | 10.811 h |
| August, selected | 24.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 11 | 2.8 | 11.311 h |
| September | 26.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 20 | 3.9 | 11.912 h |
| October | 27.0°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 34 | 5.1 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.1°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 75 | 8.7 | 13.213 h |
| December | 28.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 111 | 10.7 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Inhambane in AugustMozambique · 4 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Chibuto in AugustMozambique · 206 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.5°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Xai-Xai in AugustMozambique · 217 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 17.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Maputo in AugustMozambique · 364 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Matola in AugustMozambique · 373 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in AugustMozambique · 382 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in AugustSouth Africa · 428 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Beira in AugustMozambique · 450 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.4°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 Maxixe) is explained once on the Maxixe year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.