Climate averages 1991–2020
Quelimane weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Quelimane: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 108 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes December a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 11 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mocuba (116 km away). In December its highs average 32.4°C, 1.4°C warmer than Quelimane, with 169 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Quelimane ranks joint 6th of 22 for the warmest December highs and joint 6th of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 29.9°C; Quelimane is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 108 mm to 222 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Mocuba in DecemberMozambique · 116 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 169 mm rain
- Gurúè in DecemberMozambique · 268 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 289 mm rain
- Dondo in DecemberMozambique · 297 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 178 mm rain
- Blantyre in DecemberMalawi · 307 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 225 mm rain
- Beira in DecemberMozambique · 307 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 176 mm rain
- Zomba in DecemberMalawi · 324 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 179 mm rain
- Cuamba in DecemberMozambique · 344 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 178 mm rain
- Angoche in DecemberMozambique · 370 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 108 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.