Moatize weather in June

In June, Moatize sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of June to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Moatize's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moatize's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:14 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
32%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Moatize is city.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical June day in Moatize reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42817
52817
62817
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302716

How June really feels in Moatize

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

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

Moatize weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°22421.212.93.1
Feb31° / 23°15016.312.53.5
Mar32° / 23°7612.912.14.0
Apr31° / 22°214.911.65.2
May30° / 19°61.611.36.6
Jun27° / 17°51.411.18.1
Jul27° / 16°62.211.18.1
Aug30° / 18°3111.56.6
Sep33° / 21°30.711.94.5
Oct35° / 23°91.812.43.0
Nov36° / 25°517.912.82.2
Dec33° / 24°1541812.92.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98317
108317
118317
128317
138317
148317
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308020

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Moatize gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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25
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286
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306

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12547281
22647261
32747251
42748241
52848231
62948220
73048210
83148200
93248190
103348180
113448180
123448170
133548160
143648160
153648150
163748150
173748140
183848130
193848130
203948120
213948120
224048120
234048110
244148110
254248110
264247100
274347100
28444790
29444690
30454680

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:095:16
211.16:105:16
311.16:105:16
411.16:105:16
511.16:115:16
611.16:115:16
711.16:115:16
811.16:125:16
911.16:125:16
1011.16:125:16
1111.16:125:16
1211.16:135:16
1311.16:135:16
1411.16:135:16
1511.06:145:17
1611.06:145:17
1711.06:145:17
1811.06:145:17
1911.06:155:17
2011.06:155:17
2111.06:155:18
2211.06:155:18
2311.06:165:18
2411.06:165:18
2511.06:165:18
2611.06:165:19
2711.06:165:19
2811.06:165:19
2911.06:175:19
3011.06:175:20

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 4.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
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44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
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204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Moatize

In seasonPeak

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

Moatize'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 June a good time to visit Moatize?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Moatize in June

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

In June, Moatize sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Moatize in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moatize peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 18UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Moatize in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Moatize is worst in September — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1267 µg/m³Apr 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct28Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Moatize?

Moatize sits at 16.1°S, 33.7°E, 182 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Tete, 16 km away.

SongoBlantyreUlonguéNtcheuBalakaNsanje

Topography around Moatize

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moatize has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 177 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,232 m.

The land around Moatize is covered by grassland (31%), artificial surfaces (31%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), trees (25%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
1,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Tete 16 km · Mwanza 102 km · Songo 118 km · Blantyre 142 km · Ulongué 169 km · Ntcheu 174 km · Balaka 182 km · Nsanje 186 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 Moatize (-16.1153°, 33.7294°, elevation 182 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).