The climate is tropical in Maputo. In winter, there is much less rainfall than in summer. The climate here is classified as Aw by the Köppen-Geiger system. The average annual temperature is 22.7 °C in Maputo. The average annual rainfall is 781 mm.
Climograph Maputo
The driest month is August. There is 15 mm of precipitation in August. Most precipitation falls in January, with an average of 160 mm.
Temperature graph Maputo
With an average of 26.2 °C, February is the warmest month. In July, the average temperature is 18.5 °C. It is the lowest average temperature of the whole year.
Maputo Climate table // historical Weather data
| Avg. Temperature (°C) | Avg. Temperature (°F) | Precipitation / Rainfall (mm) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 78.8 | 160 |
| February | 26.2 | 79.2 | 132 |
| March | 25 | 77.0 | 91 |
| April | 23.6 | 74.5 | 55 |
| May | 21.1 | 70.0 | 28 |
| June | 19 | 66.2 | 17 |
| July | 18.5 | 65.3 | 19 |
| August | 19.7 | 67.5 | 15 |
| September | 21.3 | 70.3 | 38 |
| October | 22.7 | 72.9 | 63 |
| November | 24 | 75.2 | 75 |
| December | 25 | 77.0 | 88 |
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. Temperature (°C) | 26 | 26.2 | 25 | 23.6 | 21.1 | 19 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 24 | 25 |
| Min. Temperature (°C) | 21.6 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 18.6 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 19.3 | 20.4 |
| Max. Temperature (°C) | 30.4 | 30.8 | 29.7 | 28.6 | 27 | 25.2 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 29.7 |
| Avg. Temperature (°F) | 78.8 | 79.2 | 77.0 | 74.5 | 70.0 | 66.2 | 65.3 | 67.5 | 70.3 | 72.9 | 75.2 | 77.0 |
| Min. Temperature (°F) | 70.9 | 70.9 | 68.7 | 65.5 | 59.5 | 55.2 | 54.3 | 56.7 | 60.4 | 63.7 | 66.7 | 68.7 |
| Max. Temperature (°F) | 86.7 | 87.4 | 85.5 | 83.5 | 80.6 | 77.4 | 76.5 | 78.4 | 80.4 | 82.2 | 83.7 | 85.5 |
| Precipitation / Rainfall (mm) | 160 | 132 | 91 | 55 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 38 | 63 | 75 | 88 |
The precipitation varies 145 mm between the driest month and the wettest month. The average temperatures vary during the year by 7.7 °C.