Mocímboa weather in August

In August, Mocímboa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 12 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mocímboa's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mocímboa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
5:34 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover
33%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Mocímboa is human settlement in Mozambique.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mocímboa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Mocímboa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Mocímboa weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°19322.912.63.1
Feb31° / 24°19521.212.43.1
Mar30° / 24°21225.912.13.1
Apr29° / 23°11119.211.84.2
May29° / 22°36811.56.2
Jun28° / 20°10311.37.4
Jul28° / 20°10311.47.8
Aug28° / 20°124.111.67.3
Sep29° / 20°134.511.96.5
Oct30° / 22°247.112.35.6
Nov31° / 23°5110.212.54.5
Dec31° / 24°15420.612.73.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48713
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
108713
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27919
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31919

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mocímboa gets around 12 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
413
513
613
713
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1312
1412
1512
1612
1712
1813
1913
2013
2113
2214
2314
2414
2514
2614
2714
2814
2915
3015
3115

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1441550
2440560
3440560
4439570
5338590
6337600
7336610
8335620
9334630
10333640
11332650
12331651
13330661
14329671
15328681
16327691
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18326701
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.55:405:10
211.55:395:10
311.55:395:10
411.55:395:10
511.55:395:10
611.55:385:10
711.55:385:10
811.65:375:11
911.65:375:11
1011.65:375:11
1111.65:365:11
1211.65:365:11
1311.65:355:11
1411.65:355:11
1511.65:345:11
1611.65:345:11
1711.65:345:11
1811.65:335:12
1911.75:335:12
2011.75:325:12
2111.75:315:12
2211.75:315:12
2311.75:305:12
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2511.75:295:12
2611.75:295:12
2711.75:285:12
2811.75:275:12
2911.75:275:12
3011.85:265:12
3111.85:265:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in November across the year — August's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mocímboa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mocímboa's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Mocímboa?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mocímboa in August

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

In August, Mocímboa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mocímboa in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mocímboa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mocímboa peaks around March 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 14Jun 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mocímboa?

Mocímboa sits at 11.3°S, 40.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mocímboa da Praia, 4.0 km away.

MacomiaMtwaraLuchingu

Topography around Mocímboa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mocímboa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 m.

The land around Mocímboa is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (41%), grassland (23%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
715 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Mocímboa da Praia 4.0 km · Nanyamba 90 km · Kitama 95 km · Mueda 95 km · Tandahimba 100 km · Macomia 106 km · Mtwara 118 km · Luchingu 120 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 Mocímboa (-11.3167°, 40.35°, elevation 19 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).