Climate averages 1991–2020
Xai-Xai weather
in June.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Xai-Xai: daytime highs average 24.7°C and nights cool to about 16.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 36 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chibuto (42 km away). In June its highs average 24.4°C, about as warm as Xai-Xai, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Xai-Xai ranks 13th of 22 for the warmest June highs and 18th of 22 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 22 cities is 25.1°C; Xai-Xai is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 20 mm to 18 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Chibuto in JuneMozambique · 42 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Maputo in JuneMozambique · 147 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Matola in JuneMozambique · 156 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in JuneMozambique · 171 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Maxixe in JuneMozambique · 217 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Inhambane in JuneMozambique · 220 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Mbombela in JuneSouth Africa · 273 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 7.4°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Manzini in JuneEswatini · 278 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.5°C · 11 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.