Considered to be the ‘green season’ these are the most humid months where temperatures often reach more than 35ºC. Days are hot and sunny with tropical rain bursts, but these usually occur in the late afternoon or overnight and bring welcome relief from the heat. The turtles are laying their eggs along the beaches from December to February and hatchlings appear from late January through to March.
JANUARY: The wet season. Rain and humidity levels are very high.
FEBRUARY: The peak of the wet season, the wettest and hottest month of the year.
MARCH: The last month of the rainy season.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 31ºC and 88ºF | Average Night: 23ºC and 73ºF
NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 32ºC and 90ºF | Average Night: 23ºC and 73ºF
April can still be a little wet but the days are lovely and warm (not as hot and humid as January to March) and the evenings start to cool. From about June whales start appearing along the coastline, this is also a great time for diving. May and June are lovely months.
APRIL: The rain subsides gradually, and the temperatures fall a little. A lovely month as everything is lush and green with little rain, seasonal boating is available at Gorongosa.
MAY: Clear air and warm temperatures at the start of the dry season; the bush is still lush but the rain has stopped.
JUNE: A dry, lovely month with warm days and cooler evenings – some of the best weather in Mozambique.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 28ºC and 82ºF | Average Night: 16ºC and 61ºF
NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 31ºC and 88ºF | Average Night: 21ºC and 70ºF
Very much like May and June, July to September is lovely and warm with cool evenings. This is one of our very best times for Mozambique and from about June the Humpback whales start appearing along the coastline, this is also a great time for SCUBA diving.
JULY: Lovely warm days, cooler nights and very little rain.
AUGUST: Like July, the days can be hot, but the nights cool down.
SEPTEMBER: The driest month of the year, with increasingly warm days and lovely evenings. Excellent wildlife sightings as animals move closer to water and the bush thins out.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 26ºC and 79ºF | Average Night: 15ºC and 59ºF
NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 30ºC and 86ºF | Average Night: 19ºC and 66ºF
Days are now much hotter with little rain in October. Heat builds from late October and the much needed rains start in November. December is also the start of the turtle nesting season.
OCTOBER: The hottest of the dry months, with balmy evenings and light rains begin in late October. Thunderstorms bring relief and the game continues to concentrate close to water sources and pans.
NOVEMBER: An unpredictable month during the transition from the dry to the rainy season.
DECEMBER: A wet, humid month as the rainy season has started.
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 30ºC and 86ºF | Average Night: 22ºC and 72ºF
NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE: Average Day: 32ºC and 90ºF | Average Night: 23ºC and 73ºF
