Climate averages 1991–2020
Nacala weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Nacala: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.5 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nampula (164 km away). In October its highs average 31.5°C, 2.7°C warmer than Nacala, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Nacala ranks joint 15th of 22 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Nacala is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 29.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.5 mm to 26 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
Nacala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 206 | 23.6 | 12.913 h |
| February | 28.7°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 177 | 22.1 | 12.613 h |
| March | 28.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 190 | 22.1 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 76 | 12.7 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 18 | 4.4 | 11.411 h |
| June | 26.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 16 | 4.7 | 11.311 h |
| July | 25.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 15 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| August | 26.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 8.5 | 2.3 | 11.612 h |
| September | 27.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 7.0 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 28.8°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 9.5 | 2.7 | 12.412 h |
| November | 29.7°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 26 | 6.0 | 12.813 h |
| December | 29.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 114 | 17.2 | 13.013 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
- Nampula in OctoberMozambique · 164 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Pemba in OctoberMozambique · 178 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Angoche in OctoberMozambique · 204 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Montepuez in OctoberMozambique · 242 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Gurúè in OctoberMozambique · 411 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Moroni in OctoberComoros · 423 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Cuamba in OctoberMozambique · 447 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Mocuba in OctoberMozambique · 470 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 19 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 Nacala) is explained once on the Nacala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.