Climate averages 1991–2020
Montepuez weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Montepuez: daytime highs average 31.5°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pemba (165 km away). In October its highs average 30.1°C, 1.4°C cooler than Montepuez, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Montepuez ranks joint 4th of 22 for the warmest October highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Montepuez is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 32.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.9 mm to 35 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
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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Pemba in OctoberMozambique · 165 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Nampula in OctoberMozambique · 223 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Nacala in OctoberMozambique · 242 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Masasi in OctoberTanzania · 269 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Cuamba in OctoberMozambique · 325 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Gurúè in OctoberMozambique · 339 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Mtwara in OctoberTanzania · 343 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Lindi in OctoberTanzania · 357 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 25 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.