Climate averages 1991–2020
Pemba weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Pemba: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montepuez (165 km away). In June its highs average 26.4°C, 1.1°C cooler than Pemba, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Pemba ranks 2nd of 22 for the warmest June highs and 8th of 22 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 22 cities is 25.1°C; Pemba is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 9.4 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 27.5°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 10 | 3.4 | 11.411 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Montepuez in JuneMozambique · 165 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Nacala in JuneMozambique · 178 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Nampula in JuneMozambique · 274 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 16.5°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Mtwara in JuneTanzania · 303 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 22.6°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Masasi in JuneTanzania · 313 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Moroni in JuneComoros · 329 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 24.0°C · 44 mm rain
- Lindi in JuneTanzania · 342 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 21.5°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Angoche in JuneMozambique · 368 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 17 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.