Maputo climate

Maputo Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Maputo, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on August 1 to 28°C on August 31, and lows from 15°C to 16°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 19 mm over about 3 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Maputo, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
27°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
19 mm
Reanalysis high
38°CAug 31, 2008
Reanalysis low
10°CAug 8, 2012
Daylight
10 h 55 min to 11 h 34 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
16.9 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 126°C15°C34°C 201812°C 199411%
Aug 226°C15°C32°C 200711°C 201211%
Aug 326°C15°C33°C 200711°C 201211%
Aug 426°C15°C30°C 200412°C 202011%
Aug 526°C15°C33°C 201912°C 201612%
Aug 626°C15°C29°C 200411°C 200612%
Aug 726°C15°C35°C 201811°C 200612%
Aug 827°C15°C32°C 199210°C 201212%
Aug 927°C15°C33°C 201512°C 200712%
Aug 1027°C15°C30°C 199111°C 200712%
Aug 1127°C15°C32°C 201212°C 201212%
Aug 1227°C15°C33°C 200611°C 199212%
Aug 1327°C15°C34°C 201812°C 201211%
Aug 1427°C15°C33°C 201811°C 199110%
Aug 1527°C15°C34°C 201011°C 199111%
Aug 1627°C15°C31°C 201512°C 199310%
Aug 1727°C15°C34°C 201812°C 200610%
Aug 1827°C15°C32°C 200514°C 200710%
Aug 1927°C15°C34°C 201413°C 201110%
Aug 2027°C16°C36°C 200512°C 200910%
Aug 2127°C16°C31°C 199811°C 201010%
Aug 2227°C16°C34°C 201211°C 199610%
Aug 2327°C16°C34°C 199911°C 199610%
Aug 2428°C16°C33°C 201210°C 199410%
Aug 2528°C16°C36°C 201213°C 19999%
Aug 2628°C16°C34°C 201913°C 20039%
Aug 2728°C16°C33°C 200712°C 20039%
Aug 2828°C16°C35°C 202012°C 200310%
Aug 2928°C16°C37°C 199113°C 200910%
Aug 3028°C16°C34°C 201312°C 200611%
Aug 3128°C16°C38°C 200811°C 200611%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Maputo, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

August 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 5:37 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.