Angoche weather in October

In October, Angoche sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Angoche's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Angoche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
4:54 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Angoche is city in Mozambique.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Angoche reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Angoche

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Angoche weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 11th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2928
3928
4928
5919
6919
79010
89010
99010
10919
11919
12919
13919
149010
15919
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Angoche gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
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105
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145
155
166
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197
207
217
228
238
249
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269
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2810
2911
3011
3111

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1164746
2164647
3164548
4164450
5164350
6154252
7154153
8154153
9154054
10153955
11153955
12153856
13153757
14043660
15043561
16043462
17043462
18043363
19033265
20033166
21033067
22032968
23032869
24032770
25032671
26022573
27022474
28022375
29022375
30022276
31022177

Wind in October

Winds average 17 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:05 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:055:14
212.25:045:14
312.25:035:14
412.25:035:14
512.25:025:14
612.25:015:14
712.25:005:15
812.35:005:15
912.34:595:15
1012.34:585:15
1112.34:585:15
1212.34:575:16
1312.34:565:16
1412.34:565:16
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.93 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 — October's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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46.7Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Angoche

In seasonPeak

None of Angoche's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 October a good time to visit Angoche?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Angoche for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Angoche in October

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

In October, Angoche sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Angoche in October

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (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
October 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).