Mutuáli in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Mutuáli sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Mutuáli's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mutuáli's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
2 mm
0 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
8.2
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Mutuáli in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical winter day in Mutuáli reaches about 27°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

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How winter really feels in Mutuáli

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mutuáli weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°2582512.83.4
Feb29° / 21°1751912.53.9
Mar29° / 21°9914.912.14.6
Apr29° / 20°244.111.76.2
May28° / 17°30.611.37.6
Jun26° / 16°10.211.18.4
Jul26° / 15°10.111.28.5
Aug28° / 16°10.111.57.8
Sep31° / 18°30.311.96.1
Oct33° / 21°91.612.34.7
Nov33° / 22°396.112.73.9
Dec31° / 22°16218.712.93.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Mutuáli gets around 2 mm of rain over 0 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 7 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early June to 11 h 42 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Mutuáli

In seasonPeak

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

Mutuáli's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Mutuáli?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mutuáli in Winter

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

In winter, Mutuáli sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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UV index in Mutuáli in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Mutuáli peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Mutuáli in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mutuáli is worst in August — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 8.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2146 µg/m³Dec 176 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr7Good
May8Good
Jun11Good
Jul23Moderate
Aug47Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mutuáli?

Mutuáli sits at 14.9°S, 37.0°E, 587 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Malema, 45 km away.

Alto MolocueIapalaRibáuèMandimbaZomba

Topography around Mutuáli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mutuáli has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 844 m around an average of 633 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,007 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,959 m.

The land around Mutuáli is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), trees (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
844 m
16 km
1,007 m
80 km
1,959 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Malema 45 km · Cuamba 51 km · Gurúè 66 km · Alto Molocue 112 km · Iapala 113 km · Ribáuè 142 km · Mandimba 157 km · Zomba 190 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 Mutuáli (-14.8706°, 37.0044°, elevation 587 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.