Maxixe weather in September

In September, Maxixe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Maxixe's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maxixe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:37 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
29%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Maxixe is city in Mozambique.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical September day in Maxixe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°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, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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Maxixe weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°15013.913.35.3
Feb29° / 24°10212.612.85.3
Mar28° / 24°7512.112.25.8
Apr27° / 22°407.811.57.2
May26° / 20°235.410.98.1
Jun24° / 18°234.510.68.5
Jul23° / 18°214.410.78.5
Aug24° / 18°112.811.28.8
Sep26° / 20°203.911.98.3
Oct26° / 21°355.112.67.7
Nov27° / 22°758.713.26.8
Dec28° / 23°11110.713.46.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Maxixe gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3014

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 40% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
172840250
262740261
362640271
452640291
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652439311
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Wind in September

Winds average 16 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of September to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:535:24
211.55:525:24
311.65:515:24
411.65:505:25
511.65:495:25
611.65:485:25
711.75:475:26
811.75:465:26
911.75:455:26
1011.75:445:27
1111.75:425:27
1211.85:415:27
1311.85:405:28
1411.85:395:28
1511.85:385:28
1611.95:375:29
1711.95:365:29
1811.95:355:30
1911.95:345:30
2012.05:335:30
2112.05:325:31
2212.05:315:31
2312.05:295:31
2412.15:285:32
2512.15:275:32
2612.15:265:32
2712.15:255:33
2812.15:245:33
2912.25:235:33
3012.25:225:34

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — September's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Maxixe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Maxixe's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is September a good time to visit Maxixe?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maxixe in September

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

In September, Maxixe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Maxixe in September

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in September — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 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.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Maxixe in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Maxixe peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Maxixe?

Maxixe sits at 23.9°S, 35.3°E, 21 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Inhambane, 4.0 km away.

ChibutoVilankuloXai-XaiXilembeneChokwéMacia

Topography around Maxixe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maxixe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m.

The land around Maxixe is covered by water (51%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (29%), water (28%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
September weather nearby: Inhambane 4.0 km · Massinga 59 km · Chibuto 206 km · Vilankulo 207 km · Xai-Xai 217 km · Xilembene 231 km · Chokwé 251 km · Macia 262 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 Maxixe (-23.8597°, 35.3472°, elevation 21 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).