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When to go to Matola

Twelve months of averages for Matola, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Matola has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to December.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in June to September.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): January.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): November to May.
The warmest month is December (31°C) and the coolest July (25°C). The wettest is January (153 mm) and the driest August (14 mm); about 778 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Matola: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanWet
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, dry
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Matola

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Matola by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	31°C	22°C	153 mm	74%	63%	6.2	23°C	Wet
February	31°C	22°C	99 mm	74%	57%	6.1	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	30°C	21°C	95 mm	74%	51%	5.4	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	28°C	19°C	64 mm	74%	48%	4.5	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	16°C	20 mm	71%	33%	4.1	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	25°C	14°C	18 mm	68%	38%	3.6	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	25°C	14°C	16 mm	67%	34%	3.8	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
August	27°C	15°C	14 mm	66%	36%	4.4	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	28°C	17°C	28 mm	65%	41%	5	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	29°C	18°C	51 mm	68%	57%	5.3	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	30°C	20°C	98 mm	70%	64%	5.8	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	31°C	21°C	122 mm	72%	68%	6.2	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

31°C

22°C

153 mm

74%

63%

6.2

23°C

Wet

February

31°C

22°C

99 mm

74%

57%

6.1

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

30°C

21°C

95 mm

74%

51%

5.4

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

28°C

19°C

64 mm

74%

48%

4.5

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

16°C

20 mm

71%

33%

4.1

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

25°C

14°C

18 mm

68%

38%

3.6

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

25°C

14°C

16 mm

67%

34%

3.8

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

August

27°C

15°C

14 mm

66%

36%

4.4

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

28°C

17°C

28 mm

65%

41%

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

29°C

18°C

51 mm

68%

57%

5.3

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

30°C

20°C

98 mm

70%

64%

5.8

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

31°C

21°C

122 mm

72%

68%

6.2

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery