Angoche weather in December

In December, Angoche sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 108 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Angoche's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angoche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
4:48 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Angoche is city in Mozambique.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical December day in Angoche reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Angoche

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Angoche weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°22423.512.93.5
Feb30° / 25°17120.412.53.6
Mar29° / 25°16619.912.14.2
Apr29° / 25°6512.711.65.7
May27° / 23°185.411.37.5
Jun26° / 22°175.911.17.8
Jul26° / 21°144.711.18.1
Aug26° / 21°103.511.58.3
Sep27° / 22°71.511.98.5
Oct29° / 23°102.112.47.4
Nov30° / 25°295.412.86.0
Dec30° / 25°10815.312.94.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47030
56832
66733
76634
86535
96337
106238
116139
126040
135842
145644
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Angoche gets around 108 mm of rain over 15.3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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843
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3165

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
197417
297219
397120
487022
586824
676726
776627
866529
966331
1056233
1156035
1245937
1345739
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2124355
2214158
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2413861
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Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of December to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 4:43 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.94:435:37
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312.94:445:38
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512.94:445:39
612.94:445:40
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1112.94:465:43
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in November across the year — December's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Angoche

In seasonPeak

In December, Angoche sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Angoche sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Angoche's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Angoche?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Angoche for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Angoche in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Angoche sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Angoche in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Angoche in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Angoche peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Angoche?

Angoche sits at 16.2°S, 39.9°E, 12 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Nametil, 83 km away.

NampulaNamialoMonapoMurrupulaMozambiqueMossuril

Topography around Angoche

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Angoche.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Angoche has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Angoche is covered by water (41%) and mangroves (25%) within 3 km, water (35%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
354 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Nametil 83 km · Micolene 91 km · Nampula 142 km · Namialo 146 km · Monapo 152 km · Murrupula 157 km · Mozambique 160 km · Mossuril 162 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
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Angoche (-16.2325°, 39.9086°, elevation 12 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).