Climate averages 1991–2020
Quelimane weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Quelimane: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mocuba (116 km away). In August its highs average 28.5°C, 1.8°C warmer than Quelimane, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Quelimane ranks 11th of 22 for the warmest August highs and joint 19th of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Quelimane is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Quelimane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 222 | 21.0 | 13.113 h |
| February | 30.0°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 155 | 18.6 | 12.713 h |
| March | 29.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 146 | 18.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 73 | 13.4 | 11.712 h |
| May | 27.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 35 | 8.5 | 11.311 h |
| June | 25.8°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 26 | 7.8 | 11.111 h |
| July | 25.3°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 26 | 7.7 | 11.211 h |
| August, selected | 26.7°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 14 | 4.1 | 11.512 h |
| September | 28.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 12 | 3.2 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 15 | 4.3 | 12.512 h |
| November | 31.2°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 40 | 6.1 | 12.913 h |
| December | 31.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 108 | 13.7 | 13.213 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
August in nearby cities
- Mocuba in AugustMozambique · 116 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 16.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Gurúè in AugustMozambique · 268 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Dondo in AugustMozambique · 297 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Blantyre in AugustMalawi · 307 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Beira in AugustMozambique · 307 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Zomba in AugustMalawi · 324 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 13.3°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Cuamba in AugustMozambique · 344 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Angoche in AugustMozambique · 370 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 10 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 Quelimane) is explained once on the Quelimane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.