Cuamba weather in July

In July, Cuamba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Cuamba's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cuamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
1st coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:03 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Cuamba is city in Mozambique.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Cuamba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Cuamba

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cuamba weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°2572512.83.5
Feb29° / 21°18119.312.54.0
Mar29° / 21°1091612.14.7
Apr28° / 19°295.111.76.6
May27° / 17°40.811.38.1
Jun26° / 15°10.211.18.6
Jul25° / 15°10.111.28.6
Aug27° / 16°10.311.58.1
Sep30° / 18°40.411.96.5
Oct32° / 21°111.612.35.0
Nov32° / 22°567.512.74.0
Dec30° / 22°17819.912.93.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27327
37228
47129
57129
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Cuamba gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
171272
273261
374251
476231
577221
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of July to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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511.16:045:12
611.16:045:13
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in October across the year — July's 4.49 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Cuamba

In seasonPeak

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

Cuamba's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Cuamba?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cuamba in July

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

In July, Cuamba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Cuamba in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Cuamba peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cuamba in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cuamba is worst in August — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2146 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul23Moderate
Aug47Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cuamba?

Cuamba sits at 14.8°S, 36.5°E, 586 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mutuáli, 51 km away.

MandimbaMangochiLiwondeZombaAlto Molocue

Topography around Cuamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cuamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,000 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,620 m.

The land around Cuamba is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), trees (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
1,000 m
80 km
1,620 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
July weather nearby: Mutuáli 51 km · Gurúè 88 km · Malema 96 km · Mandimba 108 km · Mangochi 142 km · Liwonde 144 km · Zomba 146 km · Alto Molocue 154 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 Cuamba (-14.8031°, 36.5372°, elevation 586 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).