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When to go to Nampula

Twelve months of averages for Nampula, 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, Nampula has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to September.

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

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): October to December.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): December to March.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): December to August.
The warmest month is November (35°C) and the coolest June (25°C). The wettest is January (414 mm) and the driest September (8 mm); about 1,383 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.

Nampula: 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
FebWet
MarWet
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctHot
NovHot
DecWet

Month by month

Every month in Nampula

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

Climate in Nampula 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	29°C	22°C	414 mm	85%	77%	6.1	23°C	Wet
February	29°C	21°C	289 mm	86%	73%	6.1	24°C	Wet
March	28°C	21°C	193 mm	87%	64%	5.8	27°C	Wet
April	28°C	19°C	101 mm	86%	49%	5.4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	17°C	24 mm	83%	42%	4.9	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	25°C	15°C	29 mm	81%	45%	4.4	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	26°C	14°C	26 mm	78%	48%	4.4	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	28°C	15°C	18 mm	72%	42%	5.2	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	31°C	17°C	8 mm	64%	33%	6.1	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	34°C	19°C	24 mm	60%	38%	6.6	34°C	Hot
November	35°C	21°C	50 mm	60%	48%	6.8	29°C	Hot
December	32°C	22°C	207 mm	73%	64%	6.6	25°C	Wet

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

29°C

22°C

414 mm

85%

77%

6.1

23°C

Wet

February

29°C

21°C

289 mm

86%

73%

6.1

24°C

Wet

March

28°C

21°C

193 mm

87%

64%

5.8

27°C

Wet

April

28°C

19°C

101 mm

86%

49%

5.4

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

17°C

24 mm

83%

42%

4.9

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

25°C

15°C

29 mm

81%

45%

4.4

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

26°C

14°C

26 mm

78%

48%

4.4

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

28°C

15°C

18 mm

72%

42%

5.2

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

31°C

17°C

8 mm

64%

33%

6.1

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

34°C

19°C

24 mm

60%

38%

6.6

34°C

Hot

November

35°C

21°C

50 mm

60%

48%

6.8

29°C

Hot

December

32°C

22°C

207 mm

73%

64%

6.6

25°C

Wet