Climate averages 1991–2020
Nampula 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 Nampula: daytime highs average 31.5°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Angoche (142 km away). In October its highs average 30.3°C, 1.3°C cooler than Nampula, with 9.6 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Nampula ranks joint 4th of 22 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Nampula is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 32.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 47 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
Nampula climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 266 | 25.6 | 12.913 h |
| February | 29.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 196 | 21.4 | 12.613 h |
| March | 28.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 143 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 27.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 47 | 9.7 | 11.812 h |
| May | 26.8°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 9.2 | 2.4 | 11.411 h |
| June | 25.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 6.3 | 2.1 | 11.211 h |
| July | 25.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 6.1 | 2.0 | 11.311 h |
| August | 27.0°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 5.1 | 1.5 | 11.612 h |
| September | 29.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| October, selected | 31.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 12 | 2.6 | 12.412 h |
| November | 32.5°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 47 | 6.7 | 12.813 h |
| December | 30.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 154 | 18.5 | 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
- Angoche in OctoberMozambique · 142 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Nacala in OctoberMozambique · 164 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 22.1°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Montepuez in OctoberMozambique · 223 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Gurúè in OctoberMozambique · 249 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 37 mm rain
- Pemba in OctoberMozambique · 274 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Cuamba in OctoberMozambique · 295 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Mocuba in OctoberMozambique · 310 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 19 mm rain
- Mandimba in OctoberMozambique · 398 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 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 Nampula) is explained once on the Nampula year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.