Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 42°C on 2024-12-13; its coldest fell to 7°C on 2024-07-09.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
41°C2007-01-16
24°C2023-01-06
27°C2025-01-05
16°C2001-01-04
February
42°C1992-02-26
24°C1981-02-07
27°C2025-02-01
17°C1986-02-27
March
41°C2007-03-23
20°C2006-03-28
26°C2003-03-24
17°C1986-03-24
April
40°C1998-04-05
21°C2000-04-06
24°C1992-04-01
14°C1982-04-19
May
38°C1998-05-07
16°C1997-05-29
22°C1983-05-02
10°C2007-05-22
June
34°C2005-06-08
17°C1984-06-14
20°C2015-06-02
9°C1981-06-10
July
35°C2017-07-13
16°C2023-07-10
19°C2016-07-26
7°C2024-07-09
August
38°C2008-08-31
17°C1983-08-09
21°C1988-08-31
10°C2012-08-08
September
40°C1992-09-19
18°C1981-09-11
24°C2005-09-25
10°C1981-09-02
October
42°C2004-10-07
18°C1987-10-02
25°C2006-10-31
12°C1987-10-05
November
42°C2020-11-08
20°C2002-11-06
25°C2020-11-24
13°C2012-11-02
December
42°C2024-12-13
22°C2019-12-04
27°C2020-12-31
15°C1994-12-13

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
42°C2024-12-13
22°C2019-12-04
27°C2025-01-05
15°C1994-12-13
Autumn (Mar–May)
41°C2007-03-23
16°C1997-05-29
26°C2003-03-24
10°C2007-05-22
Winter (Jun–Aug)
38°C2008-08-31
16°C2023-07-10
21°C1988-08-31
7°C2024-07-09
Spring (Sep–Nov)
42°C2020-11-08
18°C1981-09-11
25°C2020-11-24
10°C1981-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Maputo has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 42°C 2024-12-13
Lowest 16°C 1997-05-29

Low

Highest 27°C 2025-01-05
Lowest 7°C 2024-07-09

Feels-like

Highest 76°C 1992-02-26
Lowest 4°C 2024-07-09

Humidity

Highest 24.5 g/m³ 1998-01-09
Lowest 4.7 g/m³ 1994-06-29

Wind

Highest 58 km/h 2021-02-16
Lowest 8 km/h 2026-06-26

Precip

Wettest 241 mm 2023-02-11
Driest 48-day dry spell 2015-05-13

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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