Climate averages 1991–2020
Xai-Xai weather
in September.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Xai-Xai: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chibuto (42 km away). In September its highs average 28.1°C, about as warm as Xai-Xai, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Mozambique, Xai-Xai ranks 16th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 20th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 28.6°C; Xai-Xai is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 25 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Chibuto in SeptemberMozambique · 42 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Maputo in SeptemberMozambique · 147 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 31 mm rain
- Matola in SeptemberMozambique · 156 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in SeptemberMozambique · 171 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Maxixe in SeptemberMozambique · 217 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Inhambane in SeptemberMozambique · 220 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 20.7°C · 23 mm rain
- Mbombela in SeptemberSouth Africa · 273 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Manzini in SeptemberEswatini · 278 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 36 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.