Mocímboa weather in July

In July, Mocímboa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 10 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 65% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mocímboa's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mocímboa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:42 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Mocímboa is human settlement 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 28°C through the month.

A typical July 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 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Mocímboa

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.

Mocímboa weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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

Any precipitation

Mocímboa gets around 10 mm of rain over 3 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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2740521
3842501
4843481
5844471
6844461
7845461
8846451
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Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of July to 11 h 30 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 5:42 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.35:425:02
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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 4.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — July's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mocímboa

In seasonPeak

None of Mocímboa's seasonal hazards are active in July. 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 July a good time to visit Mocímboa?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July 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 July

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

In July, Mocímboa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mocímboa in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (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
July 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).