Climate averages 1991–2020
Tete weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Tete: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Blantyre (158 km away). In September its highs average 26.8°C, 6.9°C cooler than Tete, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Tete ranks 1st of 22 for the warmest September highs and 3rd of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Tete is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.3 mm to 6.6 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Blantyre in SeptemberMalawi · 158 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Zomba in SeptemberMalawi · 204 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Lilongwe in SeptemberMalawi · 244 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 14.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Chipata in SeptemberZambia · 298 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Mandimba in SeptemberMozambique · 299 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Ruwa in SeptemberZimbabwe · 315 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 11.6°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Harare in SeptemberZimbabwe · 327 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Mutare in SeptemberZimbabwe · 328 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 12.8°C · 15 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.