Nametil weather in October

In October, Nametil sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Nametil's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nametil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
4:57 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Nametil is human settlement in Nampula, Mozambique.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical October day in Nametil reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43321
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How October really feels in Nametil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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 October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nametil weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 24°26624.812.82.8
Feb31° / 23°19120.712.53.1
Mar31° / 23°15220.812.13.6
Apr30° / 21°5211.211.75.2
May28° / 19°143.911.36.9
Jun27° / 18°103.411.17.8
Jul27° / 17°93.111.27.9
Aug29° / 18°82.411.57.2
Sep31° / 19°61.511.95.7
Oct33° / 21°142.812.44.3
Nov34° / 23°466.812.73.2
Dec33° / 24°15417.412.92.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48713
58713
68713
78614
88614
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Nametil gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
47
57
67
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3115

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101065250
201064260
311062270
41961290
51960300
61858321
71856341
81855351
91754371
101753381
111751401
121750411
130651421
140649431
150648442
160647452
170646462
180645472
190644472
200644482
210643482
220643493
230642493
240641503
250641503
260640504
270640504
280539524
290538534
300538525
310537535

Wind in October

Winds average 12 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of October to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.15:075:16
212.25:075:16
312.25:065:16
412.25:055:16
512.25:045:16
612.25:045:17
712.25:035:17
812.25:025:17
912.35:015:17
1012.35:015:17
1112.35:005:17
1212.34:595:18
1312.34:595:18
1412.34:585:18
1512.34:575:18
1612.44:575:18
1712.44:565:19
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1912.44:555:19
2012.44:545:19
2112.44:545:20
2212.44:535:20
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2912.54:505:22
3012.64:505:23
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 6.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
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136.5Intense
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216.6Intense
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246.7Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Nametil

In seasonPeak

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

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

Monsoon
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Nametil?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nametil in October

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

In October, Nametil sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nametil in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nametil peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 14UV 15Jun 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Nametil in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nametil is worst in September — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2022 µg/m³Dec 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep23Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nametil?

Nametil sits at 15.7°S, 39.3°E, 172 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Nampula, 68 km away.

NamialoMicoleneMonapoRibáuèIapala

Topography around Nametil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nametil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 139 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,134 m.

The land around Nametil is covered by grassland (42%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (40%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
578 m
80 km
1,134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Nampula 68 km · Murrupula 77 km · Angoche 83 km · Namialo 112 km · Micolene 113 km · Monapo 136 km · Ribáuè 139 km · Iapala 159 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 Nametil (-15.7203°, 39.3425°, elevation 172 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).