Climate and average weather in Massinga
In Massinga, the weather is muggy, hot, showery, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around January.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Massinga typically varies from 18°C to 29°C, and is rarely below 17°C or above 31°C. January is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Massinga for warm-weather activities is from mid April to mid November.
- Hottest
- Jan
- 29°
- Coldest
- Jul
- 18°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 143 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 10 mm
- Rain / yr
- 678 mm
- 95 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.6–13.4 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 111 m
- 23.3°S
- Clearest
- May
- 26% cloud
Massinga 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 mid April to mid November.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Massinga, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Massinga stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is January, with an average high of 29°C and low of 25°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 18°C and high of 24°C.
Days typically run about 5°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | 25 |
| Feb | 29 | 25 |
| Mar | 28 | 24 |
| Apr | 27 | 22 |
| May | 26 | 20 |
| Jun | 24 | 19 |
| Jul | 24 | 18 |
| Aug | 24 | 19 |
| Sep | 26 | 20 |
| Oct | 27 | 21 |
| Nov | 28 | 23 |
| Dec | 28 | 24 |
How hot and cold Massinga 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, Massinga feels like about 33°C (around January 30). About 69 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
| Air high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Air low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Feb | 32 | 29 | 25 | 25 |
| Mar | 31 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
| May | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 |
| Jun | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
| Jul | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 |
| Aug | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 |
| Sep | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 |
| Oct | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 |
| Nov | 29 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
| Dec | 31 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Average hourly temperature in Massinga
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 January afternoons, near 29°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 18°C.
Massinga 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° / 25° | 143 | 14.6 | 13.3 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 29° / 25° | 108 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 5.1 |
| Mar | 28° / 24° | 86 | 13 | 12.2 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 27° / 22° | 46 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 7.0 |
| May | 26° / 20° | 25 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| Jun | 24° / 19° | 22 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 8.4 |
| Jul | 24° / 18° | 21 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 8.5 |
| Aug | 24° / 19° | 10 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 8.7 |
| Sep | 26° / 20° | 17 | 3.1 | 11.9 | 8.4 |
| Oct | 27° / 21° | 30 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 7.8 |
| Nov | 28° / 23° | 73 | 8.1 | 13.1 | 6.9 |
| Dec | 28° / 24° | 98 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 5.9 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Massinga gets about 678 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.1 months, from around Nov 14 to Apr 18, peaking in February at about 53% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Aug 27.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 143 mm over about 15 wet days; August is the driest, with 10 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 46 | 48 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 35 |
| Rain days | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 15 |
| Feb | 48 | 14 |
| Mar | 43 | 13 |
| Apr | 29 | 9 |
| May | 18 | 5 |
| Jun | 16 | 5 |
| Jul | 15 | 5 |
| Aug | 10 | 3 |
| Sep | 10 | 3 |
| Oct | 16 | 5 |
| Nov | 26 | 8 |
| Dec | 35 | 11 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Massinga collects about 678 mm of rain across 95 wet days — roughly 56 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 143 mm, while August is the driest at just 10 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 51% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 143 | 108 | 86 | 46 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 73 | 98 |
| Rain days | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 143 | 15 |
| Feb | 108 | 14 |
| Mar | 86 | 13 |
| Apr | 46 | 9 |
| May | 25 | 5 |
| Jun | 22 | 5 |
| Jul | 21 | 5 |
| Aug | 10 | 3 |
| Sep | 17 | 3 |
| Oct | 30 | 5 |
| Nov | 73 | 8 |
| Dec | 98 | 11 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Massinga, 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 5 and lasts for 6.2 months, ending around October 9. The clearest month is May, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 92% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 10 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around April 4. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 65 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 62 |
| Cloudier (%) | 35 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 36 | 38 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 35 |
| Feb | 70 | 30 |
| Mar | 77 | 23 |
| Apr | 83 | 17 |
| May | 92 | 8 |
| Jun | 91 | 9 |
| Jul | 89 | 11 |
| Aug | 88 | 12 |
| Sep | 84 | 16 |
| Oct | 77 | 23 |
| Nov | 64 | 36 |
| Dec | 62 | 38 |
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 13 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around June 4, only 10 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:09 | 5:29 | 5:43 | 5:55 | 6:08 | 6:22 | 6:23 | 6:07 | 5:37 | 5:07 | 4:49 | 4:52 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:26 | 6:17 | 5:53 | 5:22 | 5:01 | 4:56 | 5:05 | 5:18 | 5:29 | 5:40 | 5:58 | 6:17 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 | 5:09 | 6:26 |
| Feb | 12.8 | 5:29 | 6:17 |
| Mar | 12.2 | 5:43 | 5:53 |
| Apr | 11.5 | 5:55 | 5:22 |
| May | 10.9 | 6:08 | 5:01 |
| Jun | 10.6 | 6:22 | 4:56 |
| Jul | 10.7 | 6:23 | 5:05 |
| Aug | 11.2 | 6:07 | 5:18 |
| Sep | 11.9 | 5:37 | 5:29 |
| Oct | 12.5 | 5:07 | 5:40 |
| Nov | 13.1 | 4:49 | 5:58 |
| Dec | 13.4 | 4:52 | 6:17 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Massinga averages about 18 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 12 and 24 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.9 months, from around Apr 14 to Oct 11. The sunniest month is May, with roughly 23 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is December, down near 13 sunny days — about 46% fewer than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| Sky | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 14 | Bright |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 19 | Bright |
| May | 24 | Brilliant |
| Jun | 22 | Bright |
| Jul | 22 | Bright |
| Aug | 22 | Bright |
| Sep | 21 | Bright |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 14 | Mixed |
| Dec | 13 | Mixed |
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 Massinga, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 7.7 months, from around September 30 to May 22. 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 23 to September 29, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 49% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Humid (%) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 9 |
| Muggy (%) | 17 | 16 | 25 | 48 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 44 | 35 | 24 |
| Oppressive (%) | 56 | 61 | 61 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 54 |
| Miserable (%) | 25 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 56 | 25 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 61 | 22 |
| Mar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 11 |
| Apr | 0 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 31 | 2 |
| May | 1 | 10 | 40 | 43 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 3 | 32 | 46 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 5 | 44 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 5 | 33 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 1 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 9 | 28 | 44 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 43 | 3 |
| Dec | 0 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 12 |
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 Massinga is typically light breeze, near 16 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 3.8 months, from around Aug 16 to Dec 8. The windiest month is October, averaging about 17 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 16 to Aug 15, with May the calmest month at about 14 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | light breeze |
| Feb | 17 | light breeze |
| Mar | 16 | light breeze |
| Apr | 15 | light breeze |
| May | 14 | light breeze |
| Jun | 14 | light breeze |
| Jul | 15 | light breeze |
| Aug | 16 | light breeze |
| Sep | 17 | light breeze |
| Oct | 17 | light breeze |
| Nov | 17 | light breeze |
| Dec | 16 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Massinga
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Massinga sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Massinga's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Massinga
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Massinga throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late April, Massinga 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 Massinga for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid April to mid November, with a peak score in the last week of August.
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) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| Rating | fair | fair | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 | fair |
| Feb | 5.1 | fair |
| Mar | 5.7 | good |
| Apr | 7.0 | good |
| May | 8.0 | ideal |
| Jun | 8.4 | ideal |
| Jul | 8.5 | ideal |
| Aug | 8.7 | ideal |
| Sep | 8.5 | ideal |
| Oct | 7.8 | ideal |
| Nov | 6.9 | good |
| Dec | 5.8 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Massinga for hot-weather activities is from early March to mid February, with a peak score in the third 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 Massinga, 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.
Massinga packs about the same all year — highs hold near 29°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.
In January, Massinga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Massinga
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°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 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Tropical |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 28 | Tropical |
| Apr | 27 | Warm |
| May | 26 | Warm |
| Jun | 25 | Warm |
| Jul | 24 | Warm |
| Aug | 24 | Refreshing |
| Sep | 24 | Warm |
| Oct | 25 | Warm |
| Nov | 26 | Warm |
| Dec | 27 | Warm |
UV index (midday) in Massinga 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 Massinga peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (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) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 13 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 12 | Extreme |
| Dec | 13 | Extreme |
Average hourly UV index in Massinga
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 9 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) | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | 7 |
| Feb | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Mar | 8 | 6 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 4 |
| May | 5.5 | 2 |
| Jun | 5 | 0 |
| Jul | 5.5 | 0 |
| Aug | 6 | 3 |
| Sep | 7 | 4 |
| Oct | 7.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 8.5 | 6.5 |
Growing season
Massinga 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. Massinga banks about 5,153 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 520 | 471 | 504 | 442 | 405 | 350 | 340 | 357 | 382 | 429 | 453 | 500 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 520 |
| Feb | 471 |
| Mar | 504 |
| Apr | 442 |
| May | 405 |
| Jun | 350 |
| Jul | 340 |
| Aug | 357 |
| Sep | 382 |
| Oct | 429 |
| Nov | 453 |
| Dec | 500 |
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.
Massinga receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.6 and 6.8 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.6 months, from around Sep 8 to Mar 26. The brightest month is December, averaging about 6.7 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is June, down near 3.6 kWh/m² — roughly 45% less than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | Intense |
| Feb | 6.3 | Intense |
| Mar | 5.7 | Bright |
| Apr | 4.8 | Bright |
| May | 4.2 | Bright |
| Jun | 3.6 | Moderate |
| Jul | 3.8 | Moderate |
| Aug | 4.6 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.6 | Bright |
| Oct | 6.3 | Intense |
| Nov | 6.5 | Intense |
| Dec | 6.7 | Intense |
Where is Massinga?
Massinga sits at 23.3°S, 35.4°E, 111 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Maxixe, 59 km away.
Topography around Massinga
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Massinga.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Massinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m.
The land around Massinga is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (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 Massinga (-23.3292°, 35.3814°, elevation 111 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).