Climate averages 1991–2020
Xai-Xai weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Xai-Xai: daytime highs average 27.9°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chibuto (42 km away). In April its highs average 27.8°C, about as warm as Xai-Xai, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Xai-Xai ranks 11th of 22 for the warmest April highs and joint 10th of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 27.6°C; Xai-Xai is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 44 mm to 28 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Xai-Xai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 130 | 13.8 | 13.514 h |
| February | 29.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 84 | 11.6 | 13.013 h |
| March | 29.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 74 | 12.0 | 12.312 h |
| April, selected | 27.9°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 44 | 9.3 | 11.512 h |
| May | 26.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 28 | 6.1 | 10.911 h |
| June | 24.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 20 | 4.8 | 10.611 h |
| July | 24.2°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 18 | 4.6 | 10.711 h |
| August | 25.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 15 | 3.4 | 11.211 h |
| September | 27.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 25 | 4.4 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 37 | 6.5 | 12.713 h |
| November | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 73 | 9.6 | 13.313 h |
| December | 30.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 111 | 10.7 | 13.714 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
April in nearby cities
- Chibuto in AprilMozambique · 42 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Maputo in AprilMozambique · 147 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Matola in AprilMozambique · 156 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in AprilMozambique · 171 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Maxixe in AprilMozambique · 217 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 22.2°C · 40 mm rain
- Inhambane in AprilMozambique · 220 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Mbombela in AprilSouth Africa · 273 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 53 mm rain
- Manzini in AprilEswatini · 278 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 14.7°C · 49 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 Xai-Xai) is explained once on the Xai-Xai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.