Climate averages 1991–2020
Nacala weather
in September.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Nacala: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.0 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes September a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nampula (164 km away). In September its highs average 29.7°C, 2.1°C warmer than Nacala, with 4.3 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Nacala ranks 17th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 8th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Nacala is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.0 mm to 9.5 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 27.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 7.0 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| October | 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
September in nearby cities
- Nampula in SeptemberMozambique · 164 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 17.6°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Pemba in SeptemberMozambique · 178 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Angoche in SeptemberMozambique · 204 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Montepuez in SeptemberMozambique · 242 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Gurúè in SeptemberMozambique · 411 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Moroni in SeptemberComoros · 423 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Cuamba in SeptemberMozambique · 447 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Mocuba in SeptemberMozambique · 470 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 11 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.