Climate averages 1991–2020
Tete weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the coolest and the 4th 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 Tete: daytime highs average 27.3°C and nights cool to about 17.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 3.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Blantyre (158 km away). In July its highs average 20.7°C, 6.6°C cooler than Tete, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Tete ranks 1st of 22 for the warmest July highs and 5th of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 24.6°C; Tete is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.1 mm to 1.6 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
Tete climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 217 | 20.3 | 13.013 h |
| February | 31.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 148 | 15.2 | 12.613 h |
| March | 31.6°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 71 | 10.9 | 12.212 h |
| April | 31.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 17 | 3.4 | 11.712 h |
| May | 29.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 3.3 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| June | 27.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 2.7 | 0.6 | 11.211 h |
| July, selected | 27.3°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 3.1 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| August | 30.1°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 1.6 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| September | 33.7°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 2.3 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| October | 35.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 6.6 | 1.1 | 12.412 h |
| November | 36.4°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 41 | 5.7 | 12.913 h |
| December | 33.4°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 144 | 16.0 | 13.113 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
- Blantyre in JulyMalawi · 158 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 11.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Zomba in JulyMalawi · 204 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Lilongwe in JulyMalawi · 244 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 10.8°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Chipata in JulyZambia · 298 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Mandimba in JulyMozambique · 299 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Ruwa in JulyZimbabwe · 315 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 6.9°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Harare in JulyZimbabwe · 327 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Mutare in JulyZimbabwe · 328 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 9.2°C · 8.9 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 Tete) is explained once on the Tete year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.