Climate averages 1991–2020
Montepuez weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Montepuez: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 151 mm of rain on roughly 18 days, which makes December a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 53 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pemba (165 km away). In December its highs average 30.7°C, about as warm as Montepuez, with 166 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Montepuez ranks joint 11th of 22 for the warmest December highs and 12th of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 29.9°C; Montepuez is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.9°C to 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 151 mm to 228 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Pemba in DecemberMozambique · 165 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 166 mm rain
- Nampula in DecemberMozambique · 223 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 154 mm rain
- Nacala in DecemberMozambique · 242 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 114 mm rain
- Masasi in DecemberTanzania · 269 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 103 mm rain
- Cuamba in DecemberMozambique · 325 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 178 mm rain
- Gurúè in DecemberMozambique · 339 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 289 mm rain
- Mtwara in DecemberTanzania · 343 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 123 mm rain
- Lindi in DecemberTanzania · 357 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.3°C · 125 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.