Climate averages 1991–2020
Montepuez weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 8th warmest and the joint 2nd 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 Montepuez: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pemba (165 km away). In August its highs average 27.6°C, about as warm as Montepuez, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Montepuez ranks joint 3rd of 22 for the warmest August highs and 5th of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Montepuez is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 1.9 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
Montepuez climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 228 | 25.0 | 12.813 h |
| February | 28.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 193 | 22.1 | 12.513 h |
| March | 27.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 138 | 20.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 42 | 8.3 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.7°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 4.2 | 1.2 | 11.512 h |
| June | 26.4°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 2.1 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| July | 26.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| August, selected | 27.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| September | 29.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 31.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 7.9 | 1.8 | 12.412 h |
| November | 32.1°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 35 | 5.6 | 12.713 h |
| December | 30.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 151 | 17.8 | 12.913 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
- Pemba in AugustMozambique · 165 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Nampula in AugustMozambique · 223 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 16.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Nacala in AugustMozambique · 242 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Masasi in AugustTanzania · 269 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 325 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Gurúè in AugustMozambique · 339 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Mtwara in AugustTanzania · 343 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Lindi in AugustTanzania · 357 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 5.5 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 Montepuez) is explained once on the Montepuez year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.