Climate averages 1991–2020
Montepuez weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Montepuez: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 18.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pemba (165 km away). In May its highs average 28.6°C, 1.0°C warmer than Montepuez, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Montepuez ranks 5th of 22 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 22 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 22 cities is 26.6°C; Montepuez is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.2 mm to 2.1 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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 | 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
May in nearby cities
- Pemba in MayMozambique · 165 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Nampula in MayMozambique · 223 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.1°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Nacala in MayMozambique · 242 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Masasi in MayTanzania · 269 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Cuamba in MayMozambique · 325 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.0°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Gurúè in MayMozambique · 339 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 16.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Mtwara in MayTanzania · 343 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 23.9°C · 37 mm rain
- Lindi in MayTanzania · 357 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 36 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.