Climate averages 1991–2020
Nampula weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Nampula: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.3 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 Angoche (142 km away). In September its highs average 28.8°C, 1.0°C cooler than Nampula, with 6.7 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Nampula ranks 6th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 6th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Nampula is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.3 mm to 12 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
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, selected | 29.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| October | 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
September in nearby cities
- Angoche in SeptemberMozambique · 142 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Nacala in SeptemberMozambique · 164 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Montepuez in SeptemberMozambique · 223 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Gurúè in SeptemberMozambique · 249 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Pemba in SeptemberMozambique · 274 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Cuamba in SeptemberMozambique · 295 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Mocuba in SeptemberMozambique · 310 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Mandimba in SeptemberMozambique · 398 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 2.2 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.