Climate averages 1991–2020
Xai-Xai weather
in July.
A warm, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 2nd 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 Xai-Xai: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 16.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chibuto (42 km away). In July its highs average 23.9°C, about as warm as Xai-Xai, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Xai-Xai ranks 13th of 22 for the warmest July highs and 18th of 22 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 22 cities is 24.6°C; Xai-Xai is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 18 mm to 15 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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Chibuto in JulyMozambique · 42 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Maputo in JulyMozambique · 147 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Matola in JulyMozambique · 156 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in JulyMozambique · 171 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Maxixe in JulyMozambique · 217 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Inhambane in JulyMozambique · 220 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 19.2°C · 30 mm rain
- Mbombela in JulySouth Africa · 273 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Manzini in JulyEswatini · 278 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 14 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.