Angoche in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Angoche sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 41 mm of rain over about 14 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.
Winter is Angoche's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Angoche has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Angoche's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 26°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 21°C
- Rainfall
- 41 mm
- 14 wet days
- Avg wind
- 15 km/h
- Travel score
- 8.1
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Angoche in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.
A typical winter day in Angoche reaches about 26°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest July.
How winter really feels in Angoche
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Angoche weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30° / 25° | 224 | 23.5 | 12.9 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 30° / 25° | 171 | 20.4 | 12.5 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 29° / 25° | 166 | 19.9 | 12.1 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 29° / 25° | 65 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 5.7 |
| May | 27° / 23° | 18 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 26° / 22° | 17 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 26° / 21° | 14 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 8.1 |
| Aug | 26° / 21° | 10 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 8.3 |
| Sep | 27° / 22° | 7 | 1.5 | 11.9 | 8.5 |
| Oct | 29° / 23° | 10 | 2.1 | 12.4 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 30° / 25° | 29 | 5.4 | 12.8 | 6.0 |
| Dec | 30° / 25° | 108 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 4.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Angoche gets around 41 mm of rain over 14 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 15 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.6 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Angoche
None of Angoche's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
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.
Is winter a good time to visit Angoche?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter 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 Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Angoche sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Angoche in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 26°C across winter — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Tropical |
| Feb | 29 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 28 | Warm |
| Jun | 27 | Warm |
| Jul | 26 | Warm |
| Aug | 25 | Warm |
| Sep | 25 | Warm |
| Oct | 26 | Warm |
| Nov | 27 | Warm |
| Dec | 28 | Tropical |
UV index in Angoche in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 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 | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
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.
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.
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 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.