Climate averages 1991–2020
Xai-Xai weather
in August.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Xai-Xai: daytime highs average 25.8°C and nights cool to about 17.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 15 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chibuto (42 km away). In August its highs average 25.7°C, about as warm as Xai-Xai, with 8.6 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Xai-Xai ranks 14th of 22 for the warmest August highs and 21st of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 26.3°C; Xai-Xai is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 25 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Chibuto in AugustMozambique · 42 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.5°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Maputo in AugustMozambique · 147 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Matola in AugustMozambique · 156 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in AugustMozambique · 171 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Maxixe in AugustMozambique · 217 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Inhambane in AugustMozambique · 220 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Mbombela in AugustSouth Africa · 273 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 9.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Manzini in AugustEswatini · 278 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 9.8°C · 22 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.