Climate averages 1991–2020
Mocuba weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Mocuba: daytime highs average 33.9°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Quelimane (116 km away). In October its highs average 30.1°C, 3.9°C cooler than Mocuba, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Mocuba ranks 2nd of 22 for the warmest October highs and 10th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Mocuba is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 69 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Quelimane in OctoberMozambique · 116 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Gurúè in OctoberMozambique · 152 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Cuamba in OctoberMozambique · 231 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Zomba in OctoberMalawi · 240 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Blantyre in OctoberMalawi · 241 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.5°C · 29 mm rain
- Nampula in OctoberMozambique · 310 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Mandimba in OctoberMozambique · 311 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Angoche in OctoberMozambique · 319 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 9.6 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.