Xai-Xai weather in July

In July, Xai-Xai sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Xai-Xai's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xai-Xai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Xai-Xai is city in Gaza Province, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Xai-Xai reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Xai-Xai

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.

Xai-Xai 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°12913.813.44.4
Feb31° / 24°8311.512.94.5
Mar30° / 23°741212.25.0
Apr28° / 21°449.411.46.2
May27° / 19°286.110.87.7
Jun25° / 17°204.810.58.2
Jul25° / 16°184.610.68.4
Aug26° / 17°153.411.18.2
Sep28° / 19°254.411.87.4
Oct28° / 20°376.512.66.4
Nov30° / 22°739.613.25.3
Dec30° / 23°11110.813.54.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Xai-Xai gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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619
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12447281
22447281
32448271
42548261
52548261
62648251
72648251
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Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of July to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 5:03 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:355:03
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410.56:355:04
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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 3.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 3.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.5Moderate
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273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Xai-Xai

In seasonPeak

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

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

Xai-Xai's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is July a good time to visit Xai-Xai?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Xai-Xai in July

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

In July, Xai-Xai sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Xai-Xai in July

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Xai-Xai in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Xai-Xai peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jul 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Xai-Xai in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Xai-Xai is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1316 µg/m³Jan 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Xai-Xai?

Xai-Xai sits at 25.1°S, 33.6°E, 4 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Chibuto, 42 km away.

MaputoMatolaRessano Garcia

Topography around Xai-Xai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xai-Xai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m.

The land around Xai-Xai is covered by cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (31%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), water (30%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
158 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Chibuto 42 km · Macia 55 km · Xilembene 56 km · Chokwé 88 km · Manhiça 93 km · Maputo 147 km · Matola 156 km · Ressano Garcia 171 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 Xai-Xai (-25.0519°, 33.6442°, elevation 4 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. 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).