Climate averages 1991–2020
Mocuba weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Mocuba: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 16.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Quelimane (116 km away). In August its highs average 26.7°C, 1.8°C cooler than Mocuba, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Mocuba ranks 2nd of 22 for the warmest August highs and 16th of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Mocuba is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 11 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
Mocuba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 252 | 24.4 | 13.013 h |
| February | 30.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 164 | 20.0 | 12.713 h |
| March | 29.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 129 | 19.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 55 | 12.8 | 11.712 h |
| May | 27.6°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 19 | 6.2 | 11.311 h |
| June | 26.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 16 | 5.5 | 11.111 h |
| July | 25.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 17 | 6.3 | 11.211 h |
| August, selected | 28.5°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 12 | 3.8 | 11.512 h |
| September | 32.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 11 | 2.8 | 12.012 h |
| October | 33.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 19 | 4.6 | 12.512 h |
| November | 34.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 69 | 8.8 | 12.913 h |
| December | 32.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 169 | 19.1 | 13.113 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
- Quelimane in AugustMozambique · 116 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Gurúè in AugustMozambique · 152 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 231 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Zomba in AugustMalawi · 240 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Blantyre in AugustMalawi · 241 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Nampula in AugustMozambique · 310 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Mandimba in AugustMozambique · 311 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Angoche in AugustMozambique · 319 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 10 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 Mocuba) is explained once on the Mocuba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.