Exercise increased caution
Sofalawhen to go
Regional slice of Mozambique with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Apr · May · Aug.
- Range
- 26–33 °C
- Compare
- +0.6°C vs. Mozambique mean
- Country
- Mozambique
- TZ
- Africa/Maputo
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How the year moves in Sofala
Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Sofala itself rather than over Mozambique as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) |
|---|---|
| January | 31.5 |
| February | 31.7 |
| March | 30.5 |
| April | 29.5 |
| May | 27.9 |
| June | 26.5 |
| July | 26.2 |
| August | 28.6 |
| September | 31.3 |
| October | 32.3 |
| November | 32.6 |
| December | 32.7 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 183 |
| February | 154 |
| March | 146 |
| April | 49 |
| May | 21 |
| June | 20 |
| July | 16 |
| August | 13 |
| September | 12 |
| October | 28 |
| November | 72 |
| December | 172 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 6.6 |
| February | 6.7 |
| March | 6.1 |
| April | 6.1 |
| May | 6.5 |
| June | 5.8 |
| July | 5.9 |
| August | 7.0 |
| September | 7.9 |
| October | 7.8 |
| November | 7.5 |
| December | 7.4 |
What the governments say about Mozambique
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Exercise increased caution
Parts of Mozambique carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
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