Nacala weather in April

In April, Nacala sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 76 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 63% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nacala's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nacala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:27 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Nacala is port city in Nampula Province, Mozambique.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Nacala reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 3°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, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12825
22825
32825
42825
52825
62825
72825
82825
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How April really feels in Nacala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 3 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
3
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nacala weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°20723.712.83.9
Feb28° / 26°17521.812.53.9
Mar28° / 25°19022.112.14.2
Apr28° / 25°7612.711.75.9
May27° / 24°184.511.37.8
Jun26° / 22°164.711.28.1
Jul25° / 22°154.511.28.2
Aug25° / 22°82.311.58.7
Sep26° / 22°71.311.98.9
Oct27° / 24°102.712.38.4
Nov28° / 25°26612.77.5
Dec28° / 26°11417.212.85.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36535
46634
56733
66832
76931
87129
97228
107426
117624
127822
137921
148119
158218
168416
178515
188614
198713
208713
218911
228911
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248911
259010
26919
27919
28919
29919
30928

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nacala gets around 76 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
164
263
362
461
559
658
756
854
952
1050
1149
1247
1345
1443
1542
1640
1738
1837
1935
2034
2133
2231
2330
2429
2528
2626
2725
2824
2923
3022

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1036532
2036631
3036829
4046828
5047026
6057025
7057124
8067123
9067222
10077221
11077320
12087319
13087418
14097417
150107416
160107515
170117514
180127414
190127513
200137512
210147511
220157510
230167410
24017749
25018748
26119737
27121717
28122716
29123706
30125695

Wind in April

Winds average 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1317light breeze
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3019light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of April to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:265:18
211.95:265:18
311.95:265:17
411.85:265:16
511.85:265:15
611.85:265:15
711.85:265:14
811.85:265:13
911.85:265:12
1011.85:275:12
1111.75:275:11
1211.75:275:10
1311.75:275:10
1411.75:275:09
1511.75:275:08
1611.75:275:08
1711.75:275:07
1811.65:285:06
1911.65:285:06
2011.65:285:05
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2211.65:285:04
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2411.65:285:03
2511.65:295:02
2611.55:295:02
2711.55:295:01
2811.55:295:01
2911.55:295:00
3011.55:305:00

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in November across the year — April's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
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155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.6Bright
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215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nacala

In seasonPeak

In April, Nacala sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Nacala's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is April a good time to visit Nacala?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Nacala for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nacala in April

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

In April, Nacala sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Nacala in April

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 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 Nacala in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nacala peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nacala?

Nacala sits at 14.6°S, 40.7°E, 137 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Mossuril, 45 km away.

Namapa-eratiChiúreNampulaPemba

Topography around Nacala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nacala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 80 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Nacala is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and water (38%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
190 m
80 km
509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Mossuril 45 km · Mozambique 53 km · Monapo 57 km · Namialo 85 km · Namapa-erati 132 km · Chiúre 163 km · Nampula 164 km · Pemba 178 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 Nacala (-14.5626°, 40.6854°, elevation 137 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).