Climate averages 1991–2020
Quelimane weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Quelimane: daytime highs average 28.9°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes September a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mocuba (116 km away). In September its highs average 32.1°C, 3.3°C warmer than Quelimane, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Quelimane ranks 9th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 11th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Quelimane is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 15 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
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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Mocuba in SeptemberMozambique · 116 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Gurúè in SeptemberMozambique · 268 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Dondo in SeptemberMozambique · 297 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 18.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 307 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Beira in SeptemberMozambique · 307 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Zomba in SeptemberMalawi · 324 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Cuamba in SeptemberMozambique · 344 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.9°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Angoche in SeptemberMozambique · 370 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 6.7 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.