Climate averages 1991–2020
Maxixe weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Maxixe: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 38 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Inhambane (4 km away). In October its highs average 26.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Maxixe, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Maxixe ranks 19th of 22 for the warmest October highs and 17th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Maxixe is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 34 mm to 75 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Inhambane in OctoberMozambique · 4 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Chibuto in OctoberMozambique · 206 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Xai-Xai in OctoberMozambique · 217 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.2°C · 37 mm rain
- Maputo in OctoberMozambique · 364 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Matola in OctoberMozambique · 373 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 51 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in OctoberMozambique · 382 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in OctoberSouth Africa · 428 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 17.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Beira in OctoberMozambique · 450 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 21.2°C · 24 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.