Climate averages 1991–2020
Pemba weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Pemba: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 9.4 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montepuez (165 km away). In July its highs average 26.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Pemba, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Pemba ranks 2nd of 22 for the warmest July highs and 8th of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 24.6°C; Pemba is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.4 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Pemba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 252 | 24.9 | 12.813 h |
| February | 29.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 215 | 23.3 | 12.513 h |
| March | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 206 | 24.7 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 95 | 16.4 | 11.812 h |
| May | 28.6°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 23 | 6.0 | 11.512 h |
| June | 27.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 11.411 h |
| July, selected | 26.9°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 9.4 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
| August | 27.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 11 | 4.2 | 11.712 h |
| September | 28.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 11 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.1°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 18 | 5.2 | 12.412 h |
| November | 31.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 42 | 9.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 166 | 20.0 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Montepuez in JulyMozambique · 165 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Nacala in JulyMozambique · 178 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 19.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Nampula in JulyMozambique · 274 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.7°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Mtwara in JulyTanzania · 303 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Masasi in JulyTanzania · 313 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 17.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Moroni in JulyComoros · 329 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 23.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Lindi in JulyTanzania · 342 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Angoche in JulyMozambique · 368 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 14 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 Pemba) is explained once on the Pemba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.