Quelimane weather by month & the best time to visit
🇲🇿 Mozambique · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Quelimane is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with September and October close behind. Quelimane averages about 2,813 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,813
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 1,118 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 350k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Quelimane?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Quelimane is August, then September and October. The dullest month is January (68/100, 271 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Quelimane?
Quelimane gets a lot of sun: around 2,813 hours a year. August (94/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #10 of 12 destinations in Mozambique for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,918 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 57% of the annual 1,118 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 271 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 175 mm | 13 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 174 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 82 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| May | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 37 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| June | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 19° / 66°F | 35 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 41 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 10 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 13 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| October | 91 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 26 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 75 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 65 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 68 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 189 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Quelimane by month
The sea off Quelimane is warmest in February at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in June at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Harare Zimbabwe · 611 km · best in Aug · 3,184 h sun/yr
- Lusaka Zambia · 940 km · best in Jun · 3,066 h sun/yr
- Moroni Comoros · 984 km · best in Aug · 3,029 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 1,000 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Dzaoudzi Mayotte · 1,062 km · best in Aug · 3,007 h sun/yr
- Antananarivo Madagascar · 1,125 km · best in Sep · 2,966 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Beira Mozambique · 299 km · 2,860 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Blantyre Malawi · 315 km · 2,827 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Chimoio Mozambique · 390 km · 2,878 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tete Mozambique · 395 km · 2,963 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Nampula Mozambique · 400 km · 2,977 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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