Climate averages 1991–2020
Xai-Xai weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Xai-Xai: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 20.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chibuto (42 km away). In October its highs average 28.8°C, 0.6°C warmer than Xai-Xai, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Xai-Xai ranks 17th of 22 for the warmest October highs and joint 19th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 29.8°C; Xai-Xai is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 37 mm to 73 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Chibuto in OctoberMozambique · 42 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 19.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Maputo in OctoberMozambique · 147 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 19.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Matola in OctoberMozambique · 156 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 51 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in OctoberMozambique · 171 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 36 mm rain
- Maxixe in OctoberMozambique · 217 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.1°C · 34 mm rain
- Inhambane in OctoberMozambique · 220 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 21.8°C · 33 mm rain
- Mbombela in OctoberSouth Africa · 273 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 71 mm rain
- Manzini in OctoberEswatini · 278 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.5°C · 72 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.