Climate averages 1991–2020
Montepuez weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Montepuez: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pemba (165 km away). In July its highs average 26.9°C, 0.8°C warmer than Montepuez, with 9.4 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Montepuez ranks joint 3rd of 22 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 24.6°C; Montepuez is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 1.9 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Pemba in JulyMozambique · 165 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.2°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Nampula in JulyMozambique · 223 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.7°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Nacala in JulyMozambique · 242 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 19.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Masasi in JulyTanzania · 269 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Cuamba in JulyMozambique · 325 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.6°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Gurúè in JulyMozambique · 339 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.5°C · 35 mm rain
- Mtwara in JulyTanzania · 343 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Lindi in JulyTanzania · 357 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 3.7 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.