Mocímboa weather in March

In March, Mocímboa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 212 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mocímboa's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mocímboa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
212 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:26 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Mocímboa is human settlement in Mozambique.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mocímboa reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13024
23024
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43024
53024
63024
73024
83024
93024
103024
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313023

How March really feels in Mocímboa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mocímboa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22377
32476
42476
52575
62575
72575
82674
92674
102773
112872
122872
132971
143070
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223367
233367
243268
253367
263466
273565
283565
293565
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mocímboa gets around 212 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
179
280
380
481
581
682
782
882
983
1083
1183
1284
1384
1484
1584
1684
1784
1884
1984
2084
2184
2284
2384
2484
2584
2684
2783
2883
2983
3082
3181

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116435
216435
316435
406436
506436
606337
706337
806337
906238
1006238
1106139
1206139
1306040
1405941
1505941
1605842
1705842
1805842
1905842
2005842
2105941
2205941
2315940
2416039
2516138
2616237
2716336
2816534
2916633
3026731
3126830

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:255:39
212.25:255:38
312.25:255:38
412.25:255:37
512.25:255:37
612.25:255:36
712.25:255:36
812.25:255:35
912.25:265:35
1012.15:265:34
1112.15:265:34
1212.15:265:33
1312.15:265:32
1412.15:265:32
1512.15:265:31
1612.15:265:31
1712.15:265:30
1812.15:265:29
1912.05:265:29
2012.05:265:28
2112.05:265:27
2212.05:265:27
2312.05:265:26
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2512.05:265:25
2612.05:265:24
2712.05:265:24
2811.95:265:23
2911.95:265:22
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3111.95:265:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.31 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 — March's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mocímboa

In seasonPeak

In March, Mocímboa sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 March a good time to visit Mocímboa?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mocímboa.

What to pack for Mocímboa in March

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

In March, Mocímboa sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Mocímboa in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — 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 March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (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
March 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).