Climate averages 1991–2020
Xai-Xai weather
in February.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Xai-Xai: daytime highs average 29.9°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 84 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes February a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 57 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chibuto (42 km away). In February its highs average 30.2°C, about as warm as Xai-Xai, with 72 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Xai-Xai ranks joint 9th of 22 for the warmest February highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 22 cities is 29.0°C; Xai-Xai is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 29.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 84 mm to 74 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Chibuto in FebruaryMozambique · 42 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 72 mm rain
- Maputo in FebruaryMozambique · 147 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 95 mm rain
- Matola in FebruaryMozambique · 156 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.7°C · 95 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in FebruaryMozambique · 171 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.2°C · 88 mm rain
- Maxixe in FebruaryMozambique · 217 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 24.5°C · 103 mm rain
- Inhambane in FebruaryMozambique · 220 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 117 mm rain
- Mbombela in FebruarySouth Africa · 273 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.9°C · 135 mm rain
- Manzini in FebruaryEswatini · 278 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.6°C · 107 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.