Climate and average weather in Alto Molocue
In Alto Molocue, the summers are hot, showery, and partly cloudy and the winters are warm and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Alto Molocue typically varies from 15°C to 32°C, and is rarely below 13°C or above 36°C. November is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Alto Molocue for warm-weather activities is from late April to mid September.
- Hottest
- Nov
- 32°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 15°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 316 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 11 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1103 mm
- 137 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.1–12.9 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 571 m
- 15.6°S
- Clearest
- Sep
- 31% cloud
Alto Molocue weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late April to mid September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Alto Molocue, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 2.8 months, from September 23 to December 17, with daily high temperatures above 30°C. The hottest month of the year in Alto Molocue is November, with an average high of 32°C and low of 21°C.
The cool season lasts 2.3 months, from May 27 to August 5, with daily high temperatures below 25°C. The coldest month of the year in Alto Molocue is July, with an average low of 15°C and high of 24°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 22 |
| Feb | 29 | 21 |
| Mar | 29 | 21 |
| Apr | 27 | 19 |
| May | 26 | 17 |
| Jun | 24 | 15 |
| Jul | 24 | 15 |
| Aug | 26 | 16 |
| Sep | 30 | 18 |
| Oct | 32 | 20 |
| Nov | 32 | 21 |
| Dec | 31 | 22 |
How hot and cold Alto Molocue really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Alto Molocue feels like about 33°C (around November 20). About 108 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in November.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Air high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Air low (°C) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
| Feb | 32 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
| Mar | 31 | 29 | 21 | 21 |
| Apr | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
| May | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 |
| Jun | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
| Jul | 24 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
| Aug | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 |
| Sep | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 |
| Oct | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 |
| Nov | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
| Dec | 33 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
Average hourly temperature in Alto Molocue
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on November afternoons, near 32°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 15°C.
Alto Molocue weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 22° | 316 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 29° / 21° | 210 | 20.4 | 12.5 | 3.7 |
| Mar | 29° / 21° | 147 | 19.9 | 12.1 | 4.3 |
| Apr | 27° / 19° | 56 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 6.1 |
| May | 26° / 17° | 18 | 5.8 | 11.3 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 24° / 15° | 16 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 7.9 |
| Jul | 24° / 15° | 17 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 7.9 |
| Aug | 26° / 16° | 11 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 8.0 |
| Sep | 30° / 18° | 11 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 32° / 20° | 21 | 4.6 | 12.4 | 4.9 |
| Nov | 32° / 21° | 76 | 9.1 | 12.7 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 31° / 22° | 204 | 21 | 12.9 | 3.4 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Alto Molocue gets about 1103 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is often wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 4.8 months, from around Nov 23 to Apr 18, peaking in January at about 85% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Sep 22.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 316 mm over about 26 wet days; August is the driest, with 11 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 83 | 74 | 64 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 68 |
| Rain days | 26 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 83 | 26 |
| Feb | 74 | 20 |
| Mar | 64 | 20 |
| Apr | 42 | 13 |
| May | 20 | 6 |
| Jun | 19 | 6 |
| Jul | 17 | 6 |
| Aug | 11 | 3 |
| Sep | 8 | 2 |
| Oct | 14 | 5 |
| Nov | 31 | 9 |
| Dec | 68 | 21 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Alto Molocue collects about 1103 mm of rain across 137 wet days — roughly 92 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 316 mm, while August is the driest at just 11 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 66% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 316 | 210 | 147 | 56 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 76 | 204 |
| Rain days | 26 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 316 | 26 |
| Feb | 210 | 20 |
| Mar | 147 | 20 |
| Apr | 56 | 13 |
| May | 18 | 6 |
| Jun | 16 | 6 |
| Jul | 17 | 6 |
| Aug | 11 | 3 |
| Sep | 11 | 2 |
| Oct | 21 | 5 |
| Nov | 76 | 9 |
| Dec | 204 | 21 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Alto Molocue, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around April 16 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around November 22. The clearest month is September, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around November 23 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around April 15. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 81% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 19 | 27 | 39 | 58 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 82 | 65 | 33 |
| Cloudier (%) | 81 | 73 | 61 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 67 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 81 |
| Feb | 27 | 73 |
| Mar | 39 | 61 |
| Apr | 58 | 42 |
| May | 71 | 29 |
| Jun | 71 | 29 |
| Jul | 69 | 31 |
| Aug | 77 | 23 |
| Sep | 85 | 15 |
| Oct | 82 | 18 |
| Nov | 65 | 35 |
| Dec | 33 | 67 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around January 1, brings about 12 h 54 min of light; the shortest, around May 31, only 11 h 06 min — a swing of roughly 1 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:13 | 5:28 | 5:36 | 5:40 | 5:47 | 5:57 | 6:00 | 5:49 | 5:26 | 5:04 | 4:52 | 4:58 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:04 | 5:59 | 5:42 | 5:19 | 5:04 | 5:02 | 5:09 | 5:18 | 5:21 | 5:25 | 5:37 | 5:53 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.8 | 5:13 | 6:04 |
| Feb | 12.5 | 5:28 | 5:59 |
| Mar | 12.1 | 5:36 | 5:42 |
| Apr | 11.7 | 5:40 | 5:19 |
| May | 11.3 | 5:47 | 5:04 |
| Jun | 11.1 | 5:57 | 5:02 |
| Jul | 11.2 | 6:00 | 5:09 |
| Aug | 11.5 | 5:49 | 5:18 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:26 | 5:21 |
| Oct | 12.4 | 5:04 | 5:25 |
| Nov | 12.7 | 4:52 | 5:37 |
| Dec | 12.9 | 4:58 | 5:53 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Alto Molocue averages about 10 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.4 months, from around Jul 12 to Nov 22. The sunniest month is September, with roughly 19 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is January, down near 1 sunny days — about 92% fewer than the September peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 3 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 5 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 8 | Mixed |
| May | 13 | Mixed |
| Jun | 11 | Mixed |
| Jul | 11 | Mixed |
| Aug | 16 | Bright |
| Sep | 19 | Bright |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 12 | Mixed |
| Dec | 5 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Alto Molocue, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 6.7 months, from around November 1 to May 23. The muggiest month is January, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 24 to October 31, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 89% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 58 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 19 | 1 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 56 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 37 | 11 |
| Muggy (%) | 31 | 37 | 52 | 60 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 45 |
| Oppressive (%) | 69 | 62 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 69 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 62 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 44 |
| Apr | 0 | 2 | 27 | 60 | 11 |
| May | 2 | 24 | 56 | 18 | 0 |
| Jun | 9 | 58 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul | 21 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 29 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 25 | 57 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 11 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov | 2 | 19 | 37 | 36 | 5 |
| Dec | 0 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 43 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Alto Molocue is typically calm, near 8 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.9 months, from around Jul 3 to Nov 29. The windiest month is October, averaging about 10 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Nov 30 to Apr 10, with December the calmest month at about 7 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 8 | calm |
| Apr | 8 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 9 | calm |
| Sep | 10 | calm |
| Oct | 10 | calm |
| Nov | 9 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Alto Molocue
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Alto Molocue's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Alto Molocue
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Alto Molocue throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late April, Alto Molocue is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Alto Molocue for general outdoor tourist activities is from late April to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of July.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Rating | poor | fair | fair | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | fair | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 | poor |
| Feb | 3.7 | fair |
| Mar | 4.4 | fair |
| Apr | 6.1 | good |
| May | 7.5 | ideal |
| Jun | 7.8 | ideal |
| Jul | 7.9 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.0 | ideal |
| Sep | 6.6 | good |
| Oct | 4.9 | fair |
| Nov | 4.0 | fair |
| Dec | 3.4 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Alto Molocue for hot-weather activities run from late April to early June and again from late July to mid November, with a peak score in the second week of September.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Alto Molocue, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around November (highs near 32°C), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around July (highs near 24°C), pack light clothes.
In November, Alto Molocue sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Alto Molocue by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alto Molocue peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 8 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 15 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Alto Molocue
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in January the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.5 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 8 | 6.5 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 6 |
| May | 7 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Jul | 6.5 | 4 |
| Aug | 7 | 5 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 7 |
Air quality in Alto Molocue by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Alto Molocue is worst in September — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 6 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Good |
| Feb | 8 | Good |
| Mar | 8 | Good |
| Apr | 8 | Good |
| May | 9 | Good |
| Jun | 8 | Good |
| Jul | 9 | Good |
| Aug | 16 | Moderate |
| Sep | 47 | Poor |
| Oct | 26 | Moderate |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 6 | Good |
Growing season
Alto Molocue is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Alto Molocue banks about 4,930 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around November.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 480 | 427 | 459 | 400 | 353 | 292 | 287 | 339 | 406 | 486 | 503 | 498 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 480 |
| Feb | 427 |
| Mar | 459 |
| Apr | 400 |
| May | 353 |
| Jun | 292 |
| Jul | 287 |
| Aug | 339 |
| Sep | 406 |
| Oct | 486 |
| Nov | 503 |
| Dec | 498 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Alto Molocue receives about 5.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.9 and 6.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.7 months, from around Aug 26 to Mar 17. The brightest month is November, averaging about 6.5 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.9 kWh/m² — roughly 40% less than the November peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.6 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.3 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.8 | Bright |
| May | 4.4 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Jul | 4.0 | Bright |
| Aug | 4.9 | Bright |
| Sep | 6.0 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.5 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.5 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.0 | Bright |
Where is Alto Molocue?
Alto Molocue sits at 15.6°S, 37.7°E, 571 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Iapala, 78 km away.
Topography around Alto Molocue
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alto Molocue.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Alto Molocue has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 565 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 841 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,244 m.
The land around Alto Molocue is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), shrubs (36%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and shrubs (33%) within 80 km.
Mozambique travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / F / M
- 220 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 37% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $627
- 2025
- Happiness
- 5.3 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 28%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 3.6
- per 100k, 2011
- Road deaths
- 30
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Low
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 465
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alto Molocue (-15.6356°, 37.6883°, elevation 571 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).