Best Time to Visit Maputo
The best time to visit Maputo is April to October, when the average temperature is 19–24°C and rainfall is low for Maputo, at 14–64 mm a month.
Maputo weather by month
The wettest month in Maputo is January with 153 mm of rain, and the warmest is February at an average 26°C. The coolest is July at 19°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C / 79°F | 153 mm | Wet |
| February | 26°C / 80°F | 99 mm | Rainy |
| March | 26°C / 78°F | 95 mm | Rainy |
| April | 24°C / 75°F | 64 mm | Best |
| May | 22°C / 71°F | 20 mm | Best |
| June | 20°C / 67°F | 18 mm | Best |
| July | 19°C / 67°F | 16 mm | Best |
| August | 21°C / 69°F | 14 mm | Best |
| September | 23°C / 73°F | 28 mm | Best |
| October | 24°C / 75°F | 51 mm | Best |
| November | 25°C / 77°F | 98 mm | Rainy |
| December | 26°C / 79°F | 122 mm | Rainy |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Maputo: under 150 mm, and no more than 72 mm, a quarter above Maputo's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 72 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Maputo International (MPM) at -25.92, 32.57. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.